More Flight and Airy Birds

After making three cards using the Flight and Airy designer papers from Sale-a-Bration, I decided that I just needed to make some cards using the cut out birds!  Originally I had wanted to use Everyday Details Dies for the first few cards that I had made, but somehow I misplaced that new die set.

Here is a card made using the rectangular cut out from that die set.  This card has such a bright spring look to it.  I think it can be used for pretty much anything.  The Hello stamp is from the Garden Meadow set.  This card is loosely based on a sample card from Jolanda Johnstone.  

My final card (at least for today) is made using a portion of one of the designer papers.  To highlight the saying, I made a small banner in Boho Blue and added the saying and a couple of the small flowers from Just My Type.  There is also little doily behind the saying cut out from Fresh fresia cardstock.  I finished it off with a double bow made with two different twines.  

Definitely spring looking, I love these two cards.  :)

 

Nested Friends Trio of Cards

This week's stamping class featured a stamp set called Nested Friends.  (There's only one bird image in it, so I'm not sure why it's called nested "friends.")  I paired it with Honeybee Home and made three cards.

The idea to make this first card is from Gail Ellis on Pinterest.  I like a lot of her designs and use of color.  The background is Cinnamon Cider and the white frame is made using the Stitched Rectangle dies.  I embossed a piece of vellum with the Timeless Texture folder and adhered it to the back of the frame.  Then I put it on my card using dimensionals to give it some lift and interest.  

The flower is from Honeybee Home, as well as the the sprigs.  One of the flower cut outs is acting like a little branch for the bird to sit on.  The flower cut out is from Hand Penned dies and the tan flower is from Regency Park, using the punch for the trio of flowers.

Hello There sentiment is from Nature's Prints.  I love the soft, look of this card.  

For the second card, I used Blushing Bride cardstock, with a layer of embossed white and some papers from Abigail Rose papers.  I added the nest and the bird from Nested Friends along with some cut out eggs that I speckled.  The oval frame is from Framed Florets.  The saying is from Honeybee Home and the flower is from Regency Park.  I got the idea for this card from Kim McGillis.

The third card uses more designer papers from Abigail Rose and the cut outs from Nested Friends.  The pink sprig is from Honeybee Home and the flower from Regency Park.  This idea is from Julie Gilson.

I have to say that I love all of the new products from Stampin Up.  They make paper crafting such a pleasure.  You can mix and match the stamp sets and the dies for truly amazing cards and projects.  I am so glad to be a part of the Stampin Up family.  

This summer will be 20 years for me.  Crazy, I know.  

 

What is a Cloche?

 A cloche is a little dome that you put over something.  In the fall SU catalog, there are 2 new cloche sets to chose from.  They both use the same dome and cut out.  This set, called Classic Cloche, has a house stamp and some cute birds.  Even though the birds on my cards are not inside of the dome, I still like this look.  I copied the idea for these cards from Kerry Timms.  

Look how sweet the birds are sitting on a little branch!  I used the new sponge brush on the dome to shade it in and the flowers are from the Hand Penned stamp set.  

 This is pretty much the same card, only with a Soft Succulent background.  I love how these cards came out.  

Next up is this cards using the "book fold" at the side.  Here I featured the houses from the stamp set.  Then I tucked a little bird in the corner.  The roofs of the houses have Wink of Stella on them to give them a bit of a sparkle.  I cut out some little trees from the die cuts to finish the scene.  

Here is a sample of how to use the Cloche set for a Christmas card.  I put the little houses under the dome and added some snowflakes and sequins for a winter shaker card.  The paper is Beautifully Penned from the summer Sale-a-Bration selections.  I got this idea from Cheri's Cards.

Which one do you like the best?  It's nice to be able to use your stamp sets through many seasons, don't you think?

Best of Everything

Today I have been working on some Thank You cards and decided to take out an older set called The Best of Everything.  It's a really cute set with a stitched bird, branch and some cute flowers.

This card has a saying and die cuts from Stitched So Sweetly bundle.  I love that set and use it all the time. 

The designer papers are from Share What You Love that was out a couple of years ago.  I happen to have a lot of this paper left over, so I still need to use it on more projects.  :)

I love mixing in older stamp sets and paper with the new items.  It gives them a whole new look.  :)

I ended up doing a lot of cutting today on the bird images, leaves and flowers, but I'm pleased to have these cards all ready to mail out!

Feathers and Frost

Feathers and Frost is a new stamp set from the Stampin Up Holiday Catalog.  It has two sweet little bird images in it and an unusual square wreath.

I took it out a couple of weeks ago to make a card and just love the images and colors of this card!  It's Tranquil Tide and Mint Macaron.  The embossed background is Quilt Top and sets the tone for the card.  I colored in the little bird using Stamping Blends.  The nice thing about them is that you can color in images that you have stamped with regular water based stamp pads.  And they don't bleed.

I was trying to think of some favors that would go well using this stamp set, so I made a candy box favor and some gift tags.  I was having so much fun that I also made a little holder to put the tags into.

If you'd like the instructions for making the candy box, use the link here from Chic'n Scratch. There's a little video on her website.  It's very easy to make!  I modified it to go along with the card.

Here are some of the cute little tags that I made to coordinate with this set.  The tags are made using the Tag Topper punch, so they are cut 2" to fit into the punch.  I added a colored piece of cardstock to the back of each tag to make it a bit more sturdy.  The little tag box was also made from the Chic'n Scratch website.  Here is the link to the box made using the Envelope Punch Board.  

All of these projects were part of my Christmas Stamp Camp.  They were all nice, but I think making these were the most fun!  

Do you like this little bird?  

Nuts About You

Its a little 'possum hanging from the tree proclaiming, "Hang in there!"  What a cute idea that I found on Pinterest and copied from Linda Callahan. 

I had fun taking out this new stamp set, Nuts About You and playing around with it this week.  I love the tree image and the little animals that go with it.  In my second card, I added some squirrels and a couple of birds to complete the card.  Note the little bird in the nest that is sitting on one of the branches in the tree!  I think the grass in the background just adds a great bit of dimension for the images.  Fun cards.

I used the new color Hello Honey and paired it with Lost Lagoon and Baked Brown Sugar.  Aren't they great names for the colors?