Got these sweet birdies with the coordinating dies on clearance at Pink & Main. Of course they did not arrive at my house alone - I got some other goodies! Fantastic service - ordered on the 1st and my package arrived yesterday, only 5 days - even with the holiday weekend in there!!
I was inspired by Lin's (Sending Hugs) slimline card of July 5th. I don't have the dies she used but I thought I'd try to pay homage to her card with my colored birdies. Here's the card with the birdies:
Supplies: Paper - Hero Arts Pool (retired)
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb
Stamps with dies - Pink & Main Airmail Bundle
Other - Copic Markers; Pink & Main Celebrations Enamel Shapes;
Hero Arts Intense Black Ink
I cut an 8.5x11" piece of cardstock down to 8.5 x 7" and scored the 7" side at 3.5 and folded in half to form a slimline card. Then I cut a mat layer a bit smaller. Next I stamped my images onto the die cut shapes since that's the easiest with the MISTI. I could easily stamp multiple of each by popping them into the negative. I wanted three branches like Lin had but the one branch had a birdie on it. I made do by masking off the diecut so the birdie wouldn't stamp on two of the diecuts. Then I just trimmed off the branch, then popped the birdies back into the negative to stamp for future. In case you're interested, here's a shot of how I planned the arrangement and stamped the sentiments:
Very stormy day, so please excuse the dark photo! I took the photo with the ruler evident so I would remember how I oriented my shapes. I took them all off & edged the mat with a bit of Hero Arts ink before adhering to the card base. Then I added my birdies and the enamel hearts. Done!!
Finally, I just have to share another photo of Misty - she was "helping" me color the other day and I grabbed this photo. My Facebook friends saw this one on the 5th but I know some of you aren't on there....
That's it for today - thanks for stopping and thanks to Kathy for the fabulous 30 Day Coloring Challenge!!
4 comments:
Linda, I adore this! I hadn't seen these cute little birds before - love the one with the floral crown, so cute! And that's a great tip, to use a ruler to space out the elements along this larger-than-normal area! Thanks so much for the shout out, my friend!
Looks like you're enjoying your little house guest - is there a kitty in your future???
wonderful slimline card, linda! love how you colored up those cute little birds! looks like misty was a really big help!
Terrific coloring and fun card design.
Darling card & cute picture of Misty!
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