Saturday, January 15, 2011

Etsy Inspiration #122 Modern Bird



 






Good Morning & Happy Saturday!
Welcome to another Etsy Day!!!  Our featured shop this week is called Modern Bird and she specializes in modern handcrafted silver jewelry.  There are some beautiful pieces of jewelry in her store so please browse around for that perfect pic to inspire you.  Modern Bird is offering the adorable petite bird necklace as a prize for a lucky winner and our sponsor Kutz is giving away a silhouette cut out to another fortunate player!  How do you win?  Visit the shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever your heart desires and link it to the EtsyInspired Challenge Blog.

I chose the Love Bird as my inspiration piece.  I was browsing and as soon as I saw this piece, I pictured a black & silver Valentine's card.  I know it may not be your usual colors for this Holiday but I think it's funny how we get inspired & I like being different :-)  I used brushed silver cardstock as my base, textured my black background piece and used a pearl as an eyeball for my bird.  I also embossed my sentiment & the French words underneath the bird to accent my card a bit more.  Overall, I like the final result and I hope you do too!!  For even more inspiration, check out the rest of the Design Team's work & leave them some love:
Rachel-January Guest Designer
I can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the weekend!!!!
Until Next Time,
Hugs & Love,
Supplies:  En Francais & Short & Sweet stamp sets; Brushed Silver, Basic Black & Shimmery White cardstock; Versamark Ink; Black Embossing Powder; SU! Basic Pearls; Big Shot; Texture Plate; Circle Scallops #2 & Circles #2 Dies; Mega Scallop, Two Step Bird, Scallop Oval, Large & Small Oval, Small Heart, Photo Corner, Dotted Ribbon & Pinking Hearts Border Punches; Dimensionals

31 comments:

  1. This is so pretty. I just love the colors, layout, and your creative MOJO!

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  2. LOVE the colors you chose & your design! Great card, Jackie!

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  3. Wow Jackie. Your card is Gorgeous. I love that beautiful birdie. :)

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  4. Wow, my Jacki!! This card is so beautiful and sophisticated! Love the layering and elements. The sweet birds are perfect for this! Thanks for the inspiration! So glad that you are BACK:)

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  5. Hi Jackie! Hope you're doing good! It's been so long since I visited your blog!
    Love your amazing creation,it is so elegant, the bird looks amazing layered onto the script background! Gorgeous inspiration pieces too!
    Have a fabulous weekend!!
    Ellie.

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  6. What a great card, love all the fun details from the background to the border punch.

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  7. Elegant and pretty! I love how the same image can inspire us in such different ways! :)

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  8. LOVING this Jackie. The french script background makes the bird really pop and I love the idea of using a pearl for his eye. I am SO going to do that in my craft room tomorrow!

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  9. What a fantastic card, Jackie. I am so glad to see you back creating again. You were always in my thoughts and prayers, and I am so sorry for your loss. I hope that over time, your heart starts to heal a bit.
    HUGS!
    Emily

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  10. Such a great, elegant color scheme for Valentine's Day

    Love this card...great inspiration

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  11. Oh, my- this is perfct! I love the bird with the popped up wing. Beautiful card!

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  12. Oh my goodness, Jackie, you nailed this one! Your card replicas the necklace perfectly! Gorgeous work.

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  13. Oooooh!!! I really, really love the black and silver! I know it isn't traditional, but maybe it should be! It's fabulous!!!!!!

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  14. Oh wow Jackie! This is just stunning! I love the color combo inspired by the metals and the ca-ute bird! Love it!

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  15. How fabulous in black and silver!! Wonderful design, Jackie!

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  16. WoWzaS!!! This is SOOOOOO fantabulous!! I love your use of gray in this card--It's soooo chic and perfect for this week's challenge! The background script behind the birdy sets off the bird BEAUTIFULLY!!! Lots of yummy details on this card!!

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  17. Oh my, that is absolutely gorgeous! The color combo makes this so elegant looking. Love it!

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  18. Very cute, love the black and gray color combo!

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  19. Beautiful and elegant at the same time!! I love the black/white/grey theme!

    Nice job :)
    Maria

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  20. This is beautiful Jackie!! I just love your colors and the layout!! So elegant!!

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  21. This is FABULOUS!!!!! The monochromatic colors are awesome! I love the script behind the bird! Very very pretty!

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  22. LOOOOVE that you used the rock and the necklace for your inspiration! This is super cute! LOOOOOOOVE that bird! Fab job, Jackie;)

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  23. Your card is sooo pretty, Jackie....I sooo love the colors and what a darling little bird!!!!

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  24. This is gorgeous! I love how you used non-traditional colors for Valentine's Day. It is so rich and elegant. All of the punches and die cuts look fabulous together, too. :)

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Hugs & Love,
Jackie