Joyful Birdies

Hello. I have been spending a lot of time in my craft room to escape decorating work and have another card to share:

I used some Pretty Pink Posh products which I ‘found’ when I was searching for something else. I was inspired to use the bird house stencil, and the bird dies.

I first created the birdhouse stencilled background using Pinkfresh Studio inks. I used coral and pink tones, and then cut that panel into a 5.5 inch square – knowing I was going to use a 6 inch square card base.

I then die cut the birdies out of white card stock, then ink blended a brown and a red Distress ink. I wanted them to look like Robins. The beaks are so small I used an orange Copic, and the eyes are little black gems.

After placing the birdies on the background panel – they didn’t really stand out very much so I looked for a way of still showing the background stencilling and found this Polkadoodles vellum with silver snowflakes….

I cut that 5.5 inches by 6 inches, used a bone folder to score each end, then wrapped it around the sides to hold it in place, then added double sided tape. This way, there is no glue on the front of that snowflake acetate.

I then die cut the word ‘Joy’ from a Stamps Of Life die set provided to us for a virtual event – the shadow layer from a mat silver, and the word itself from a silver glitter non-shed card stock.

I die cut the word a couple more times and layered with the silver glitter word for a little more dimension and stability.

I first added the word with glue, then each of the little birdies was added with small pieces of 3D foam.

This is a very shiny and glittery card which makes it difficult to take a photo of – but I think you can see all the shine.

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge – things with wings

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – stencil it

Shopping Our Stash – birds and/or feathers

Polkadoodles – anything goes

Allsorts – magic of the season

Ally’s Angels – anything goes

Addicted to Stamps and More – die cuts and stencils

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

13 thoughts on “Joyful Birdies”

  2. Unknown's avatar

    So cute – Love those robins, and the sentiment really makes the card pop with that sparkle! Thank you for joining our happy group at Polkadoodles and sharing this wonderful card! Good luck! x

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  3. Unknown's avatar

    What a gorgeous card, Lynda – beautifully executed and so cute! What a genius idea to use the vellum so your birds could shine and I love how you inked them.

    Thanks for sharing with us at Addicted to Stamps and More.
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  4. Taty's avatar

    A beautiful card, the vellum sheet creates a magical see-and-see effect. The bird dies are adorable, I hope to find them in Italy too. Thanks for joining Polkadoodles Taty x DT

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  5. Unknown's avatar

    A beautiful card, the vellum sheet creates a magical see-and-see effect. The bird dies are adorable, I hope to find them in Italy too. Thanks for joining Polkadoodles Taty x DT

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  9. Deb Horst's avatar

    Darling!! Way to go shopping your stash for our “birds of a feather” challenge!! We are so glad you joined the fun and played along with us over at Shopping Our Stash!! These die cut birdies are perfect for this challenge!!
    Deb Horst, DT #SOS533

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  12. Unknown's avatar

    Wow, great technique and a great idea to use that vellum with all the silver snowflakes. It really makes this background extra special. The stencil with all the birdhouses is so beautifully applied. I love the colors. And those red robins are so beautifully placed on the big letters of the word “Joy.” Beautiful card!
    Thank you so much for participating in the current Everybody Art Challenge.
    Hugs, Uschi

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