Exchange card featuring a black upcycled denim feather, black lace and a layered greeting

For my second exchange card I decided to use a black upcycled denim feather which I recently created.  You can check here for more information.   I trimmed a blue green card to fit in my envelope.  I added the decorative paper in two pieces and created a layer to cover where they join.  I started my layer with a strip of bright yellow cardstock and added a length of black lace securing the ends to the back with double sided tape.  I stitched on a length of yellow ribbon before mounting the strip to my card front.  I created a swirl at the top of my feather, placed it over my ribbon and tied a single knot to secure it to my card front.  I added a layered greeting to finish off my card.  My greeting consists of a yellow scalloped circle (Nestibilities), a black circle punchie (SU), a stamped circle greeting all held together with a gold star brad.  I mounted the greeting to my card using 3D foam tape.     Therese

Exchange card featuring a black denim feather, a little birthday greeting tag and washi tape

 This is one of my exchange cards for this month.  It is another I have created using an upcycled denim feather which I created recently.  I am really enjoying making cards with my little fabric feathers!!

For this card I combined a strip of pink cardstock to a piece of blue green using pink and black washi tape.  I burnished it really well so it would hold the two together well.  I trimmed the piece to fit inside an envelope I found in my stash.  I stamped a feather on the pink portion and a harlequin pattern on the bottom section in two different colours and then a worn pattern over that in black to help the card work with my feather.  I created a little tag for my greeting by layering a little oval font greeting punchie sponged with pink to a larger scalloped oval punchie in black.  I punched a small hole, added a gold knotted cord.  I added a swirl to the top of my feather and looked for a way to add them to my card.  I decided on a black ribbon which I attached to my card using a small glue dot.  I pressed the middle of my piece of ribbon to the glue dot and pressed firmly.  I threaded the tag onto one side and then tied the ribbon around the top of my feather.  Done!!  Love these little feathers!!    Therese