Sunday, October 10, 2010

Songbird Serenade

I'm back with another Hope You Can Cling To challenge card and this time it's for HYCCT06: Somekinda Hope which is to use something old and something new! I used a musical note background which I've had for several years and both the bird image and sentiment are new. I thought I finished this card on Thursday but it didn't have a sentiment on it and it looked rather plain to me. I wanted to redo the centre with the notes around the bird instead of on the blue card base. Last night, I decided that this sentiment, which was another one of my freebies when I joined Unity's Kit Club, was the perfect addition. If you click on the close up photo, you can see the silver glitter I added to the dots on the branch.

It was a perfect fall day yesterday and we went to the Toronto Zoo for some family fun. Our son had a blast, especially when he saw all the animals from his books. Most of the big cats were sleeping and he shouted at them, "Meow-meow, wake up! Wake up!" He really cracks us up. All the other parents chuckled, too. Tonight is the big Thanksgiving dinner at my parents' house. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Sources: SU Tempting Turquoise & Cameo Coral cardstock; GinaK 120lb pure luxury White cardstock; Local King Rubber Stamp Notes; Sunshine Designs SD092F; Unity February 2010 Kit of the Month - Nothing But Blue Skies; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Copics; Pebbles Inc. Shimmers Pearlescent Chalks; Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Large; QuicKutz Epic Six; Gary M. Burlin silver glitter glue; Stampin' Dimensionals

12 comments:

Beth aka BR-T said...

what a sweet bird Emily & your color choice is perfect! Have a wonderful day! Beth

Cookie said...

Emily! This card makes me smile! LOVE the musical notes background and CUTE layout!

Jennifer said...

So CUTE!! I need to use my musical backgound stamp. Almost forgot I had one!! (=

Karen B. said...

Such a cute card and really great layout.

Janna Werner said...

Really cute card, Emily! Janna

Angela said...

When our godson was littler, he'd say "hi woof-woof" to every dog and dog-like animal :) Sounds like the zoo was fun! Have a good T-giving dinner too.
Oh, and cute card. Of course! I love that the main image is mounted behind the card front.

Meg said...

Whoa, is this an Emily card? With a BLUE base? I'm not sure if I'm on the right blog, but I sure do like the card! The way you used the sentiment is perfect!

Glad you had a great day at the zoo and hope you have a great Thanksgiving!

Emily (stampingout on SCS) said...

So "tweet", Miss Emily! Love your color combo and the sheet music stamped in the background! :)

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous, Emily! I love that image - and I love those little silver dots! The sentiment is perfect for the card. Such a beautiful background too with the music notes. Sounds like your son had a great time at the zoo!

Heather said...

Absolutely gorgeous, I love the music background stamp and the bird image is really 'tweet'.

Lindsey said...

This is perfect! Amazing how your sentiment just happened to match the songbird perfectly. ;)

Alice said...

this is so sweet. love the sweet colors. fabulous card, girl!