The four little birds sitting on a branch in the ‘Free As A Bird’ stamp set can be colored in so many different ways. With this card, I used Rococo Rose and Crumb Cake to color them, as they remind me of the little purple house finches that visit our yard every summer.
Cut Cardstock:
- Card Base: Whisper White — 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
- First Layer: Mint Macaron –5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″, cut two
- Second Layer (card front): Rococo Rose Designer Series Paper –5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
- Inside: Whisper White — 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
- Focal Point: Whisper White — 4 3/4″ x 2 3/4″, plus scraps of Whisper White
- Inside Decorative Strip: Rococo Rose Designer Series Paper–5 1/8″ x 3/8″
Assembly:
Snail one piece of the Mint Macaron cardstock to the card front. Snail the large piece of Rococo Rose Designer Paper to the card front.
Using Stazon ink, stamp the birds on the branch image from the ‘Free As A Bird’ stamp set onto the 4 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Use Stazon ink to stamp the small ‘Hello’ greeting under the birds toward the right.
Using Stazon ink, stamp two large flowers, three of the smaller flowers and four of the leaf images onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock.
Using a Blender Pen, color the birds with Rococo Rose and Crumb Cake ink. Use Daffodil Delight ink for their beaks. Color the branches with Crumb Cake and the Leaves with Granny Apple Green ink. Color the flowers with Rococo Rose ink.
To use the ink with a Blender Pen, put some of the ink on an acrylic block then pick the ink up with the Blender Pen and use circular motions when coloring – start out light; you can always add more color. (I find it easier to see the ink placed on a white tile I purchased from a hardware store rather than putting it on an acrylic block).
Using the second largest die from the Stitched Nested Labels dies, crop the bird image. Use your paper snips to fussy cut the flowers and leaves images.
Use dimensionals to attach the bird image to the center of card front. Refer to the photo for placement of the leaves and flowers.
Use snail or multipurpose glue to adhere two of the leaves to the card front toward the upper right side, tucking the ends behind the bird image. Adhere the other two leaf images in the same way toward the lower left side of the card front, again tucking the ends under the bird image.
Use dimensionals to attach the two large and three smaller flowers to the card front as shown in the picture. Add large and medium size pearls to the centers of the flowers.
Inside:
Snail the remaining piece of Mint Macaron cardstock to the inside of the card.
Using Stazon ink, stamp a large and small flower and the leaf image to the lower left corner of the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. See photo for placement.
Using a Blender Pen, color the flowers with Rococo Rose ink and the leaves with Granny Apple Green ink. Snail the strip of Rococo Rose Designer Paper to the top of this piece, then snail to the inside of the card. If you wish to stamp a sentiment inside, do so before snailing it to the inside of the card.
Envelope:
Use Stazon ink to stamp a flower and leaves to the lower left corner of the envelope and use a Blender Pen to color with Rococo Rose and Granny Apple Green ink to match the card.
I can’t wait to make a whole set of these notecards using different colors for the birds and flowers with coordinating cardstock and Designer Paper. Wouldn’t a set of these notecards tied with a pretty ribbon make a lovely gift for someone?
PLEASE NOTE: Beginning June 3rd, 2019, Stampin’Up will no longer be selling the Paper Trimmer or Big Shot. They will be introducing new products to replace those sometime during 2019.
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