A Little Birdie Told Me ...

I have been busy using Sewing Box Hugs (Waltzingmouse) for some of 
my cards this spring. I love the hand stitched effect of the images ...
they really speak to the sewer and quilter in me!!  Earlier I made 
this card - a watering can shaped card with flowers from the stamp set. 
I then decided to use the same idea to make a birdhouse for the little 
birdie from Sewing Box Hugs.

I created a template for the birdhouse using graph paper. 
This allowed me to cut various pieces for the card front.  

The card front was cut from Harvest Gold card stock and then the lower
portion was cut a second time from yellow patterned paper. A circle was punched into the paper to create an 'opening' for the bird house. An
orange piece of patterned paper was cut to create a frame for the opening.

 The gable end of the bird house was created by cutting lots of strips from the Heart Border die (Papertrey Ink). The paper strips were positioned to create a small scalloped effect (like shingles). Two pieces of orange paper were 'wrapped' around the edges of the roof line. A little copper coloured pearl was placed on the top point of the roof.

The bird, branch and flower were all stamped and hand cut using the Sewing Box Hugs set. Another little pearl was added to the center of the flower. A strip of Harvest Gold card stock was stamped with the sentient and attached to the lower edge of the card. All edges were sponged with Tea Dye Duo - Chamomile and Chai inks

A portion of one of the Photo Finishers die was cut from Harvest Gold card stock. The sentiment on this strip was created by combining "it's your" (Fillable Frames #8) and "birthday" (Tag-Its #10)  The second sentiment is from Flower Fusion #1.

Card Details

Stamps - WMS: Sewing Box Hugs; PTI: Flower Fusion #1; Fillable Frames #8, Tag-It's #10

Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black; PTI: Tea Dye Duo

Papers - My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy: True Blue; PTI: Harvest Gold, Fine Linen; various blues and greens from my stash.

Dies - PTI: Photo Finishers die; Heart Border

Other Supplies -  Kaisercraft pearls; circle punches

A Decorated Envelope!

I decided to add some fun to the envelope, since I am going to hand deliver this to my niece on her birthday. I used a combination of stamps, inks and copic markers.

Waltzingmouse: Sewing Box Hugs;  Close to My Heart: Polka Dot Alphabet; Papertrey Ink: Postmarks.

 

Thanks for visiting today.

Karen C.