Welcome to Day Three of Take Two and Growing in Unity! Lisa and I are delighted with the amazing response to this event and our individual projects. We can’t thank you all enough! It’s great to see both old friends and new ones. If you are new to my blog, I thought you might like to know a few things about my crafting style. My cards are mostly clean and simple but occasionally I will get fancy. I love to cut out images and pop them with foam tape. I rarely use designer paper but I love to create my own backgrounds using stamps. I’m also featured on the Unity Blog today so hop over there a bit later for more about me and how I craft with Unity!

Today’s card uses Birdie Duet! Lisa and I both purchased this set ages ago and never inked it up. We thought this would be the perfect opportunity to finally use it. I was drawn to this set mainly because of the musical notes. Bicycles may be my greatest weakness but music notes are my second. Throw in the stunning bird cage, plus the wonderful fonts of the sentiments, and I was sold. I had no clue how I would use this set but I just had to buy it! Now that I’ve finally inked it up, I have quite a few more ideas.

This card is very simple but with several layers of overlapped stamping. First, I stamped the entire image in light blue on white cardstock. Then I stamped the image again with green ink and cut out just the birdcage and one of the birds. Using a grid line acrylic block, I stamped the sentiment on the white base and then again on the cut out birdcage, ensuring they would line up. I punched a hole at the top of the birdcage and looped two strands of honeydew baker’s twine. I popped the birdcage with foam tape and, after twisting all four strands together, attached the twine to the back of the white mat which is also popped with foam tape. I added clear rhinestones and coloured them with a light blue Copic marker.

Since it’s the middle of the week, here’s a quick recap of the prizes that have been revealed thus far:

Take Two, Day 1: Cuppy Cakes
Take Two, Day 2: My Dear*
Take Two, Day 3: Birdie Duet
*If you don’t want to hedge your bets on winning this set, grab it now while it’s on sale! 😉

Be sure to stop by Lisa’s blog to see her take on Birdie Duet, as well as the Unity Blog to see another card of mine using Birdie Duet but in a completely different style!

See you tomorrow for Take Two and Growing in Unity, Day Four!

Sources for The Odds: Gina K Designs 120lb pure luxury white cardstock; SU Bashful Blue & Chocolate Chip cardstock; Unity Birdie Duet; SU Bashful Blue & Old Olive inks; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; Marvy-Uchida 1/8″ long reach circle punch; The Twinery Honeydew baker’s twine; SU Basic Rhinestones coloured with Copic marker; Stampin’ Dimensionals

Sources for Two Birds (shown on the Unity Blog): SU Naturals Ivory, So Saffron, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi & Early Espresso cardstock; Unity Birdie Duet; Unity October 2011 Kit of the Month – Take Time To Laugh; Unity November 2011 Kit of the Month – Picture Perfect; SU Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise & Wild Wasabi inks; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; The Twinery Pink Sorbet baker’s twine; Stampin’ Dimensionals

61 thoughts on “Take Two & Growing in Unity {Wednesday}”
  1. Hi Emily!

    Orh, this, to me, is the best this week, with both you and Lisa, but I always was a big fan of birdies, so that helps, hi hi! Love the colors you used and the way that wonderful sentiment is in both layers, looks awesome!! Wonderful card!! And love how you mention that now you used it, you have more ideas! That happens to me often as well, fun!

    Hugs, Wendy

  2. Emily…love how you added the rhinestones to the bird cage and popped it up. I am always amazed at how wonderfully you layer your stamps…how many times have I said that to you (100?)!!

  3. Details, details, details — your cards might be clean, but your attention to detail makes them stunning. Always.
    Love, LOVE what you've done with the image and sentiment here!!

  4. This has been such great week so far! I LOVE this card. Especially how you kept the sentiment going across onto the birdcage too. I am also enjoying this colour combo. 🙂

  5. So much to love about this card! Lovely layers, great colour combo, perfect precision in lining up the sentiment and great little touches (the bling and the twine)! You girls are rocking this Take Two week! 🙂

  6. I find CAS the hardest style cards to make. Yours is so stylish ! I'm feeling a little better that so many people commented to let me know it's in a cat's nature to hunt.
    Going to let Bun Bun out of the dog house (ha ha) tonight so he can sleep in my room again.

  7. I so enjoy the dimensions you create when you make your own background. I loved your GIU card and this card! This is a great set and you've used it to perfection!

  8. What a beauty Emily! I love the bakers twine and the gems you added, and also the soft stamping in the background! I am so glad you mentioned that you don't use designer paper often, I thought I was weird, but quite frankly I have no idea how to use it and make it look nice without overcrowding the stamped image. You know, and then what do you do if the paper is so pretty that you don't want to cover it up with a stamped image! It's just too much of a dilema for me!

  9. totally loving this card!! i love popping up cut out images too, and this one looks fabulous! I love how you created your own little bit of background paper behind the cage too 🙂 super pretty! the gems are the perfect touch! 😀

  10. Absolutely inspired card! I love the twine and the bling, but most of all, I love the way you designed it all and incorporated the quote on both the card base and on the birdhouse even though it's popped up! So amazing!

  11. great cards! just love the birds and birdcage! love the twine you added to dangle the cage! also love the different size strips of paper you used to anchor the card on the unity blog! super job!!!

  12. I love this set — in fact I own it but haven't used it yet. Thanks for the inspiration; your card is beautiful! If you happen to draw my name for Birdie Duet, please give it to someone else!!

  13. LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this card–I've wanted to use this stamp for some time…just didn't know how! LOOOOOOVE the simplicity–but detailed elements! LOVE your style–you are soooooooo amazing:)

  14. Beautiful, simple and elegant card again! Everything from the colours on the card to the way you've layered the paper – all the details make for a stunning piece of art. BTW, everyday, I look forward to seeing what you've created : ).

  15. emily, this is stunning, i truly love your CAS style. being obsessed with dp myself it's truly an art to me how you create such beautiful simple cards. this one is my fav so far this week!

  16. Huhu 🙂 I love yours and Lisa´s creation. But I think I so much fell in love with the stamp set you used yesterday that it will be hard for you guys to top it *haha, hope that encourages you know, Emily*

    Bye bye 🙂 JaNnA

  17. Stunning Emily! I love how you popped up that birdcage and how you included the sentiment there. Brilliant!

    lisa a.

  18. Fabulous card, Em! I all the popped-up-ness of it and the subtle stamping in the background. This certainly has been a fun week!

  19. woah~! this is so cool! Love you how you looped the twine. But, I LOVE LOVE LOVE how you stamped the sentiment on the birdcage. You are sooo brillaint! I told you that already, right?

  20. I love this card! That sentiment and the way you stamped it are amazing. I wanted to thank you for the blog award, too! I am so late to everything these days, but it made me smile, and I'm still planning on posting something about it soon. Thank you!!!!

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