Nests of Winter

Back in October I got a package of the Nests of Winter designer papers and wanted to make some cards and things with it.  For this first card, I fussy cut the bird and added him to a Garden Green cardstock background.  The next layer is Smoky Slate and I ran that through the Timber embossing folder.  

There are two circles on the front, and I offset the second one to give it some interest.  The green strip of paper is from the same package of papers.  I just love the green and grays on this card.  I cut out some green sprigs and stamped a sprig to fill in the branches.  

The tag looks cute on the bottom of the card.  I don't usually use Garden Green but I love these colors together. I got the idea for this card from Stacey Taylor.  This is a favorite card of mine.

For my second card, I found a new way to make a "house" fold.  I watched a video from Donna, which you can find here.  What a fun way to make a birdhouse card!  

I love the colors of this card.  So soft and yet it still says Christmas.  The birds are just fussy cut from the Nests of Winter papers and I just cut the card front to line up with the same angles.  I added some sprigs and embellishments and a Christmas saying to complete the card.  

I love putting birds on my cards and projects!  How cute is this little bird sitting on this card?  The bird is from Bird's Eye View stamp set and the sprigs are from the Courage and Faith set.  I colored the little bird and set him right in there.  I found the idea from Connie Babbert on Pinterest.  I just love the colors and the bit of whimsy in this card.  

Which card do you like best?  I had fun using the Nests of Winter papers.  

Loving the Birds!

This week I had a chance to use some of the Sale-a-Bration papers called Flight and Airy.  I cut out several of the water colored birds and then had fun putting them onto cards.  

Misty Moonlight is the background cardstock.  From there I added some soft gray designer paper from the Winter Meadow papers.  I then found a piece of old hydrangea paper with some blue and purples on it that matched the colors in the bird perfectly.  :)

I added some Fresh Fresia sprigs and a focal circle.  The saying is from a new online set called Garden Meadow.  

For my next watercolor bird card, I copied the idea of the birds sitting on a wire from Julie Gilson.  I loved choosing which birds would look suitable on each card.  I just love the simplicity and whimsical look of this card.  :)

Here is the same basic card only with some Calypso Coral matting and birds that have a bit of coral color in them.  The flower is from Just My Type stamp set.  

I ended up making a lot of these little birdie cards using different colors.  Once I made the first, I just couldn't stop.  

For my third card, I used the Pecan Pie colored paper that comes in the Flight and Airy designer series pack.  It brings a different look from the first two cards, more of a soft, subtle look.  

I fussy cut the bird from the papers and added him to a smaller circle focal point.  I like the sayings that are in the Notes of Nature stamp set.  

I got the idea for this card from Donna Ross.  

The ladies all loved making these bird cards.  And so did I.  

 

A Friendly Hello

One of the free Sale-a-Bration stamp sets and papers that Stampin Up is offering during Jan and Feb is this sweet little bird.  The papers are pretty pastel colors and together they really do present a Friendly Hello!  For this card, I used Pale Papaya cardstock, and layered the designer papers onto it.  I teamed up the Friendly Hello papers with Beautifully Penned papers from last summer's Sale-a-Bration selection.

I love the contrast of the addition of the black and gray colors.

For this card, I used a fold-back style for the base, added the designer papers, and then added a focal point using a scalloped die from Stitched So Sweetly.  I embossed a rectangular piece to add to the scalloped white to give it more dimension.  

Then I stamped the flowers from Friendly Hello and added some sprigs that I had lying around (seriously).  The saying is cut from a die and then glued to a piece of black paper that I hand trimmed for the border.  There is Wink of Stella for a pretty shine on all of the cards, but it doesn't show up in the photos.  I got the idea for this card from Leena Girsa.

For my next bird card, I used a piece of the designer paper for the focal point from the Friendly Hello papers.  I embossed the background with Timeworn Type folder and used white embossing powders for the saying.  I colored in the flowers and the bird with the Stamping blends.  I saw this card idea from Tami Hewlett.  

For the last card, I cut up strips of the designer papers and put them onto a white piece of cardstock.  I ran the piece through the Emboss machine using the Subtle folder.  I love how it sort of melds all of the papers together.  The saying is from See the Good, an older set.  I used a punch for the black leaf accents.

I had fun using the Friendly Hello set with the papers.  I'd like to try the bird using some darker colors instead of the pastels.  What about you?  Do you like the bird?  What color would you like to see him with?

 

I'm Free as a Bird!

When the new Stampin Up catalog came out in June, the first set that I saw that I loved was the "Free as a Bird" stamp set.  It has really cute bird images in it and the designer paper that matches it is so cute, too! 

I saw this card idea on Pinterest.  I couldn't find the name of the designer but I copied it because I thought it was just the sweetest card ever.  (If you know who designed this card, let me know so that I give credit.)

I used the new set of framelits called Stitched Nested Label dies for the trendy shape on the card.  Don't you think they are, oh so sweet?