Hi Everyone!! I am out of town this week celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Our family has vacationed up in Sister Bay Wisconsin for several generations and so it is fitting that we celebrate this occasion as a family up there this year. My whole family, my sister and her family, my brother and his family and my parents are all up there at the same time! It is going to be a great week.
I thought I would show you the card I made for my parent's anniversary. I think it is perfect for this year!
I used several different sets on this card, something rare for me, I tend to stick to one set. The Happy Anniversary is from the Best Birds set, the water, seagulls and interior birds are from the High Tide set, and the beach chairs are from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits dies, part of the Colorful Season bundle, a must have this year!
I cut the chairs out with the dies and the Wood Textures designer series paper stack. On this second card I forgot to stamp the water!! OOPS! but the Ombre paper in the background makes this mistake OK don't you think? That is from the Color Theory paper stack.
I made a quick video showing how to put this card together, but if you like the water, add that before the sand :)
I will be back next week! Probably needing a vacation to recover from my vacation :)
Check out this fabulous bundle!! Great all year with the snowflakes, leaves, cherry blossoms, and fun summer waves, lemonade and chairs. Seriously you need this bundle :) Just zoom your eyes onto the dies alone!! The leaves and snowflakes are gorgeous!!
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Hi everyone. Today I wanted to share another card I made with the
new Best Birds stamp set and Birds and Blooms thinlits dies. This card
is a copy of one that's been done many times with Stampin' Up's Owl
Builder Punch or the Bird Builder punch. I thought I would update the
idea with the new Birds and Blooms Thinlits dies as well. The Stamp set
comes with the Happy Anniversary stamp and so it just makes sense to
have a set of love birds don't you think?
The background is sponged with Crushed Curry, Pumpkin pie, Tempting Turquoise and Night of Navy.
I made a video showing how to make the card step by step. Check it out below!
I am just getting the hang of the whole video thing, so bear with me as I work out all the kinks :)
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Hi Everyone! I decided to take yesterday's Best Birds card and kick up the background a notch.
I love the Hardwood background stamp and I particularly like it stamped on Pool Party! I used Early Espresso on the Hardwood stamp, then distressed it a bit with a sponge and Crumb Cake ink.
The bird image was also stamped in Early Espresso, then watercolored with Crumb Cake, Pool Party and Calypso Coral. The leaves are in Garden green.
The stamp set included the branch with just a few leaves, but there are also the flower stem as I have used in my card here, or berries to add to the branch, depending on the season.
When I cut out the images and placed them onto the card I thought that the outline around the images was too bright. I softened them up a bit by using a sponge and some Crumb Cake ink around the outline.
I decided to use the new Thoughtful Banner Bundle to make a thank you sentiment to add to my card.
A double bow in linen thread is the perfect accent for this card.
I hope that you like today's project. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions!
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Check out this video if you would like to see the watercoloring process step by step...
Hi Everyone! Today I want to share a pretty card made with the new Best Birds stamp set and Birds and Blooms thinlits dies. I really like these pretty little birds and knew I wanted to watercolor them. Any stamp set that lets me use my Aqua Painters is a favorite with me :)
I'm not a bird expert and didn't know exactly what sort of bird this stamp is, so I decided that I would just use a color combination that I love, Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake.
I stamped the bird in Early Espresso onto watercolor paper, and then used my Aqua Painter to add the colors. I let the initial layer dry for just a bit, then added a little more Calypso Coral to the birds tummy, and some more Crumb Cake to the outlined areas of the birds wings and face. I used more Crumb Cake on the branch, along with Garden Green.
The Best Birds stamp set comes with several sentiments. I love when a set is versatile like that.
I choose the Happy Birthday for this card. The set also comes with a great background stamp in a texture like burlap. I know that stamp will see a lot of use!
To bring in a little more color, I stamped a flower from the set in Calypso Coral and watercolored it as well. The matching Birds and Blooms thinlits dies cut all the parts out perfectly.
I added some linen thread tied in a bow to complete the card.
I hope that you like the card!! I really enjoyed watercoloring the bird! Here is a video if you would like to see the watercolor process step by step...
