A Little Birdie told me...

6/29/2020

...that the Birds & Branches stamp set is too stinking cute! I just love these little birds. Today I have sunset birds and mid-day birds. Two very different looks, but both are striking. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Sunset Birds:
For the card above, I created the sunset (or sunrise?) by coloring a piece of Whisper White cardstock with Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends. I went from lightest to darkest to give the feel of the setting (or rising) sun. I then cut this piece with a die from the Stitched Rectangle dies to give it a finished edge. I stamped the branch and birds with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. The image is layered on Flirty Flamingo and Basic Black cardstock before being attached to a Petal Pink card base. The greeting is from the Forever Fern stamp set.

Cardstock Dimensions:
Petal Pink: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Basic Black: 4 3/4" x 3 7/8"
Flirty Flamingo:

4 1/2" x 3 3/16"
5/8" x 2"

Whisper White:

approximately 3" x 4 7/8"
approximately 1/2" x 1 7/8"

I love the three eggs tucked in the nest on this card. They are stamped with Pool Party ink. The outline and wing of the birds are stamped with Soft Suede ink. I used Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends to color their bellies. The nest is stamped with Early Espresso while the branch is stamped with Crumb Cake ink. the leaves were added with Pear Pizzazz ink and the flowers are Flirty Flamingo.

There is a lot going on with this card and it makes extensive use of the Birds & More die set for the flowers, the nest, the eggs, the birds, and the trim along the side of the Pear Pizzazz layer. I also added a few pink pearls from the retired Share What You Love Artisan Pearls set.

Cardstock Dimensions:
Crumb Cake: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Pear Pizzazz: 4" x 5 1/4" with the edge cut with the Birds & More dies
Whisper White: