The pretty flowers and leaves are part of the stamp set as is that gorgeous bird. Of course I had to look up "seed eating birds" for ideas of natural colours for my birds. Then came the onerous job of fussy-cutting. If I have one criticism, it is that the images don't have accompanying dies. Oh, yes, there is a die-set in the bundle which one can buy with a 10% savings, but those dies are elongated stitched hexagonals.
I don't usually go fancy with my backgrounds but it's difficult not to when one has a beautiful set of laser-cut cards. I couldn't resist the special tin designed for the Bird Ballad Suite. That's Mint Macaron cardstock behind the laser-cut design. I think it compliments the Balmy Blue which I used to watercolour my stitched circle very nicely, don't you?
For the little sentiments "banner" I used my Mint Macaron Stampin' Marker to add faux stitching after stamping "Congratulations" using Calypso Coral ink.
I hope you'll check out the wonderful creations by the Watercooler Artists over at our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.
I've entered my card into the following challenges:
Lemon Shortbread Challenge #94 - Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #243 - Anything Goes
Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #389 - A Sketch by Narelle
OMG I love this stamp set too - that lacey die cut over the green is a perfect backdrop for the highlghted bird who is beautifully coloured.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card! I love your coloring on the bird - it's so realistic! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!
ReplyDeleteYou might want to look into the Brother Scan N Cut when you don't have a die to match an image. All you have to do is stamp the image, scan it into the machine, and then the machine does the fussy cutting for you. It's genius and a big time-saver too!
Beautiful card Heidi! I love your choice of colors and how you used the pretty laser-cut paper.
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely. The background die is so delicate and I love the bird!!
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