 
Welcome to the February #1 Blog Hop for Serendipity Stamps! If you arrived here from Miriam’s blog, you’re in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first.
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To make my clean & simple St. Patrick’s Day card, I die cut all the pieces and parts out of a water color background I had in my stash. It was a largish leftover from something else, made w/ yellows & greens Brushos crystals. The colors were perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day card & the little bird was die cut out of an area where the greens faded into white. I liked the way it made him look more like a real bird w/ varied coloring. (The shamrock in his hat is part of the Little Critters die set.) The Lucky die was cut once out of the w/c bg & once out of a lime green I used underneath for a bit of a shadow. For the embossed edges, I used a scallop ribbons folder then cut away only one part to use as the edges on either side. The shamrock balloons were added w/ some Baker’s twine strings.
Here’s a look at the inside.
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Julie Warner (you are here!)
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Supplies:
| Stamps: Serendipity Stamps – (inside- Happy St. Patrick’s Day) |
| Paper:Â Staples #110 white, Â Neenah white linen, watercolor, lime green |
| Ink:Â Â Â Memento tuxedo black |
| Accessories:Â Â Â Serendipity Birdies, Lucky, Little Critters, Shamrock dies, Brushos water color crystals, Sizzix embossing folder, TE shamrock dies, Lil’ Inker Stitched Rectangle dies |
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You’ve transformed your ‘leftovers’ into a fabulous St. Patrick’s Day card! The variations in colour add such impact! Love this!
~carol
Love this card.
Love that sweet bird and shamrock balloons! Darling card, and decorated inside too!
Super cute St. Patty’s Day Card!
Julie, this is so sweet. I’m lovin’ this. It makes me want to do St. Pat’s cards (I usually don’t)
Love how you used the watercolor. Beautiful!!!
What a great card. Love it.
Great use of left-overs! Love your fabulous card, and the inside is pretty also!
Love that dapper little bird! And the watercolor die cuts are great. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful card.
go for the green.
Love all the LAYERS in your LUCKY card. Looks so Springing and Happy !!!
Oh I love this
charming card!
The birdie is
so cute and
wonderful coloring!
Carla from Utah
I love this fun design! This is one of the cutest St Patrick’s Day cards I’ve ever seen! Love all the green!
Love the St. Patrick’s Day theme.
that day doesn’t get the attention
I would like – it’s a fun day to
me.
The coloring is great.
thanks for sharing.
So cute with the bird–love the shamrock on the hat.
So much fun!!
Love your little bird with his little heart! So clever to use the water color shades to give him a white breast! Now you need a little green bird with a red head!
Julie, your cards are always the Total Package, from outside to in. This colorful St. Patrick’s Day sweetie is no exception, charming and beautifully executed. Thank you for the inspiration!
I love the whimsical nature of this card! The die cuts are adorable and the watercolor shades are perfect for the holiday.
Fantastic card, inside and out! I love the watercolor!
Wonderful St. Pat’s card! Great use of ‘leftovers’! Thanks for all of your inspiration!
I love the watercolor effect you made on your project. Awesome!