Looking out the Window

After seeing Jennifer McGuire's display frame cards, I knew I'd try one. 

My starting point was that I knew I wanted a window looking out onto a garden as the the display frame on the inside. 

My workspace was such a mess that my daughter challenged me to clean up a huge pile of papers/partly finished cards/bits and pieces left over - I had 2 days to to it.  It was while I was sorting through it that I found 2 pots with some flowers (left over from this card made in October last year). Thought they would look lovely on the windowsill. 

 

You can open the windows ... and get a lovely view of the trees, bushes and birds.

I took this photo with the photo lying flat in order to get the light to shine through the window to the world outside.

Here's a side shot so you can the see the dimension. I stuck some of the leaves to the back panel. I glued 2 narrow vertical panels on each edge midway from the window to the back panel. Then I glued a strip of clear plastic across from one panel to the other. This helped give some stability to the branches so they could hold the birds.

Then when it was all finished, I made the front to match

Here it is in action ...

My entry to ... 

... The Card Concept : Garden Treasures

... Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge : Use Dies or Punches

... Die Cut Divas : Tic Tac Toe I went with the diagonal of flowers, friendship, uneven edge. My uneven edge is on the inside with the windowsill and depth.

Creating from Scraps ...

I don't know about you, but I have packets and boxes of bits and pieces that are leftovers from previous cards and projects. 

These were left over from these cards and plant labels ... in January!

This came together so quickly - just had to stamp the lovely squiggle frame (a very old Club Scrap stamp) and a sentiment, then popped up the flowers and pots on double sided tape.

Me entry to ...

... Freshly Made Sketch #458

Plant Lady

I haven't made cards since before Christmas ... time to dig out some of those new supplies that I bought last year, but have never been used!

On my first card, I coloured in with distress inks, but not using watercolour card.  Not the best results, but I will still use it.

On my second card I did the background with distress inks and Taylor Expressions brushes.

The plant lady and plants were coloured with Copics. This will be for my mother ... she is an amazing gardener!

I also made some plant labels to stick in a pot when planting seeds.

My entry to ...

... Die Cut Divas : New Things.  This stamp set is new for me.

... Addicted to Stamps and More : Make your Mark