There's a Wren in the Mirror . . .

No, you're not seeing things, I shared a wren card earlier today.

This new card is the "same-but-different", with the wren image mirrored

to give a different look.  You have got to love how digital stamps

make changes like these so quick and easy.

Funny how images and words trigger memories ... on one visit to my parents' place, a vibrantly coloured male wren took an intense dislike to the equally vibrant male he saw in our car mirrors.  It was exhausting watching the one-sided battle, so we quickly covered the mirrors to bring peace to Wrenland.

Anyway, enough of my trip down memory lane, let's get creative.

My card combines the Superb Fairy Wren pre-coloured digital stamp from the Superb Fairy Wren digital stamp set from the Beccy's Place Store with the "a happy hello" digital sentiment from the Limited Edition digital stamp set, also from Beccy's Place.  I sized the image-sentiment to fit on a 3.8" square panel and mirrored it, so that the wren was facing left instead of right, same-but-different.  I printed on smooth white cardstock then added some more shadow to anchor the wren to the card with Warm Grey W0-W1-W3 Copic Markers.

Next came a touch of Wink of Stella sparkle to the blue feathers on the wren,

as you move the card around, there is a flash of vibrant blue sparkle,

just like the wrens that visit with my Mum when she sits in the garden.

Here is the same card, the Wink of Stella clear glitter has been applied but

the light is not capturing the shimmering sparkle, just an odd spec of sparkle.

I trimmed the image panel, matted with black cardstock and trimmed to a 1/16" border with a Perfect Layers Ruler, matted the layered panel Marine cardstock and trimmed to a 1/8" border, then added the panel to a 5 1/2" square top folding card base made from the same smooth white cardstock.

In the pic below, you can see that I put the 3/16" edge of the Perfect Layers Ruler against the edge of the image panel, giving a 1/8" Marine blue border.

   

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I have made two cards same-but-different using this Superb Fairy Wren image.

This card used I the mirrored the Super Fairy Wren image.

My first card used the Superb Fairy Wren image straight from the stamp set.

You can read all about my first card HERE or click on the photo below.

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INGREDIENTS

Superb Fairy Wren digital set from the Beccy's Place store

Superb Fairy Wren pre-coloured digital stamp

Limited Edition digital stamp set from the Beccy's Place store

a happy hello - digital sentiment

textured cardstock - American Crafts - white-black-marine

300gsm smooth white cardstock - for card base

scoreboard & bone folder - to make card base

sharp craft knife + self healing cutting mat + steel ruler

- for cutting image panel and matting layers

Helmar 450 Quick Dry -

liquid adhesive - to adhere the layers

Perfect Layers Rulers - for matting layers

Copic markers - W0-W1-W3 - to add shadows under the wren

Wink of Stella clear glitter brush - to add sparkle to the wren

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I have entered my card in the following challenges:

October Challenge at Beccy's Place Challenges