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Archive for January 18th, 2019

Such a wonderful assortment of birdhouses on the Etsy board Stacy chose for this week’s Inspiration Challenge (IC685). After much browsing, I chose THIS. I really liked the text/writing on the bird house & the cute little yellow birds. 

After stamping, coloring & die cutting the birds, I set about constructing a birdhouse. Originally I made one that I wrote all over, but it just didn’t look right. Then I made one that I stamped a text all over, but it looked too busy. So I made a white one, added a little embossing & attached it over the text one so that just the edges showed. I added a die cut ground & grass (from left over acrylic paint bg) & put the greeting on a “sun” shape. I know the birdhouse is a little close to the ground, but I ran out of real estate on the card front, lol. 

Here’s a look at the inside. And below it are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

RN Be Yourself 895-02	RN Bird 1 895-07	RN Bird w Feathers 895-25	RN Good Cup of Coffee 1052-11	RN Splatter Stains 3006
RN Be Yourself die 895-02D	RN Bird 1 die 895-07D	RN Bird w/ Feathers die 895-25D	RN Circle Stitch Frames dies 5120D	RN Circle Stitch dies 5006D
RN Cloud die set 5147-02D	RN Grass die 5152-03D	RN Rectangle Stitch dies 5007D	RN Stitched Hills dies 5173-01D	Memento Inks
Copic Sketch Markers	X-Press It Blending Card	Decoart Acrylic paint	Staples 110# White Card Stock

The Free For All (F4A465) & Mixabilities (MIX312) Challenges are about Things that go Pop (my balloons) & the color Coral (2 of my balloons are coral). 

My card is pretty easy..I used a few heart die to cut a reverse mask & used it to generally outline the shape of the hearts then watercolored the inside of them. I drew the little strings w/ a white Posca pen & a lt gray marker then added the greeting & few punched silver glitter hearts.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

 

Sending Love 971D	Mailbox w/ Hearts 966D	Valentine’s Day II 688C	Heart Solid die 003GD	Mini Scroll Heart die 043DD
RN Rectangle X Stitch dies 5144-030D	Versafine Clair ink	DCWV Glitter Matstack	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Marvy Heart Punch CP-1
Water Color Paper	Small Heart Punch	Watercolor pan set	Posca Paint Pen