Spring has Sprung and Here are the Birds

 Hello Friends!

Back today with a few more of my Spring birds cards.  All the dies and stamps are from The Greetery. 

The sentiment is also from The Greetery.

Bluebird:

Robins:

Robins:

Hope you enjoyed the Spring Bird cards!!  Next time, I have a nautical card to share.  See you then.  

Karen

Bird with Die Cuts

Hello Everyone,
Hope your summer is going well.  We are doing good here.  Pretty busy with garden projects.  We put in 12 arbor vitae bushes last week.  I have lots of trimming and deadheading to keep up with too.  But, always enjoy working outside and love all the flowers and veggies. 
  
Still making cards too.  Today, I have two square cards that feature a little bird die cut and layers of decorative papers.  I used the same double sided paper for both cards.  I challenged myself to use the same paper and see how different the cards would be.  

I added a die cut Happy and then stamped birthday.  A striped ribbon was added to complete the card.

The inside has another bird and a cute sentiment.

This is the second version using the same double sided decorative paper.  Totally different color scheme was achieved even though I used the same paper.

Both are very cheerful and will go to someone special for their birthday. 
So glad you stopped by and will see you next time with a butterfly card.

Entering in the Wednesday Simon Says Stamp challenge: oh so cute

Karen

Circle Easel

Hello Everyone,
Sharing a cute project today.  It is an easel card made with circles instead of squares. This card is on the small side.  I used the largest circle dies I had.  The largest circle being four inches across. 

I used die cuts to decorate the card.

Here is how it looks from the side. 

So glad you stopped in today.  See you again soon.
Karen

Washi Tape Background with Bird Die Cut

Hello Everyone!!
Had a bit of a break from the old blog.  I did continue to makes lots of cards, work in the garden, and get some sewing done.  Today, I would like to share this idea for using all that lovely Washi Tape we all have in our stashes.  I added strips of the tape to Kraft CS to create a really interesting background (I did use a green-yellow CS for one of the cards).  I die cut a few birds to populate my Washi world.  The cards went together fairly quickly and were quite fun to make.  The funnest part was picking the tapes for each piece. 

Gallery:

On this card I did use a green-yellow CS for my Washi Tape base. 

So glad you stop by today!  See you again next time with more card making fun.  

Karen

Die Cut Bird Cards

Hello Everyone!
Today's post features cards made with some of the fun die cuts and punches we all have in our stashes.  Why not make them the focal point??  Why not indeed.  That is what I did on the following cards.  The bird die cut and bird punch are from Stampin' Up.

There is that patterned card stock again.  I really like the bold impact it makes.
I added some scalloped circles to this bird.

The diamond background was stamped and I added a long strip of washi tape here.

The sentiment was stamped directly onto the decorative paper with a dark ink.

Thanks for stopping by!   Leave a comment letting me know what lovely projects you have been working on!!  Have a great day!
Karen

May Stampsmith Challenge--Tic Tac Toe

Hi Dreamers!
Happy May Day!!  Since it is the first of the month, that always means a new Stampsmith Challenge!!  this month we have a Tic Tac Toe challenge!!  How fun is that!!  There is a prize too--a $21  gift certificate to a random winner!!

I choose to use Ribbon, Pattern Paper, and Pink for my Design Team Card:

This stamp is called Ophelia (Large, Facing Right).  And, doesn't she look lovely all in pink!!??  I stamped Ophelia with Versa Fine Onyx Black ink on smooth pink CS (Blush Blossom from Stampin' Up).
There are three pattern papers from K & Company.

 I added  a die cut frame (Sizzix)--- cut from the pattern paper.  I covered the frame with Rock Candy Crackle Paint (Ranger) and let that dry. 

The bird is die cut (Tim Holtz die) from a pale yellow Pattern paper.  I added lots of pink buttons and some tiny pearls around the frame

And, lastly, a great big bow tied with wide Sheer pink ribbon.    Can't wait to see what you come up with for the challenge.  The Tic Tac Toe gives you lots of scope.  All you have to do is use one Stampsmith stamp.   I hope you join us for all the fun!

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A few Fun Challenges for my Ophelia in the Pink!!

Simon Says Stamp: happy mail

the sisterhood of crafters: free for all

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I had a nice weekend.  We celebrated my brothers  birthday.  I will share the masculine birthday card I made for him with you tomorrow.  Hope you are having a great day!  Love ya.
Karen