Bird cards

I've been in a creative slump for a few weeks and too busy to try to get out of it. So, I cleared a couple hours yesterday to sit down and create! Since I attended OnStage (a Stampin' Up! conference) earlier this month I got early access to a few new products that will be coming out in the new catalog next month. One of my favorites is the Free As A Bird stamp set, which I used to create the following three cards. I also used coordinating DSP (Designer Series Paper) and ribbon, which are…

It’s true. Occasionally card makers get in creative slumps and feel like they are making the same kind of card design over and over again. Why does this happen? As with any craft, the … A Card Within a Card Read More »

The past few months I have been sharing some techniques from my original series Technique How To! Today's featured technique is a fun fold card called Shadow Box. This is a really simple card however it doesn't look simple. The Free as a Bird stamp set has been around awhile and is one I reach ... Read More about Free as a Bird Shadow Box Hand Stamped Card

Today's Sketch For this bird card, I stamped body in sky and wing in lagoon then sponged both using lagoon, popped her up. Die-cut 2 circles sponging them and adhering with foam tape. Added the white ferns and stamped leaves to mama's nest. I used 2 different texture plates, which create softer embossed images for the bg then added some pearls. Thanks for stopping by today! ~Roberta

Hi Friends, I love stamp sets that are versatile enough to be used for multiple occasions, and Birds & Branches is one of those stamp sets. By simply changing colors, it becomes a completely different card! This friendship card uses Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake & Early Espresso cardstocks. Inks are Soft Suede and Crumb Cake. Just by switching out the colors, it becomes a lovely holiday card! For this card I used traditional holiday colors - Whisper White, Real Red and Shaded…

I made one of these slimline cards this past week, and really enjoyed it, so here's another one. It's a CASE of a card I made back in 2015. This one is all die-cuts, with only a small stamped sentiment. supplies: white card base, kraft, Green Leaf, Sea Glass, Audrey Blue, and Peacock Teal cardstock, Wplus9 (retired) Folk Art Florals birds and leaves dies, Hand Lettered Hello die and stamped sentiment, Paper Smooches (retired) Bird House dies, Doodlebug Heart Sprinkles, natural twine Here's a…

Michelle Short takes bird dies from Spellbinders Just Wanted to Say Collection to make three spring themed card tutorials.

Stacy gave us a great inspiration site today, ETSY Birdhouses. I loved looking at all the different houses. I went with this as my inspiration. https://www.etsy.com/listing/616865744/decorative-birdhouse-indoor-or-outdoor?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=decorative+birdhouses&ref=sr_gallery-2-46&organic_search_click=1 TFL

Oh, what cute Simple Greeting Cards you can make with minimal supplies. I started with ‘Sweetest Songbirds’ stamp set by Stampin’ Up! These designs are part of a SIP card series where you learn how to take a stamp, ink, and paper to make simple greeting cards. Jackie Bolhuis has a whole series of SIP cards that you’ll want to check out—ALL of the ideas allow you to make simple greeting cards that turn out perfect every time!

Welcome to the INKspired Blog Hop. This is number 99! Wow, that is something to be proud of. I'm really stoked to be part of this group of talented ladies and Teneale Williams our leader .... well, she is, "simply the best!" I'm excited to be sharing my card using Free as a Bird stamp set. I love this suite. I've never really been into the birds but this set has me hopping! The design Teneale has set us leaves us with plenty to play around with. I love working from designs as it makes coming…