Sunday, February 28, 2016

Bird Crazy Birthdays

Hi there!  Recently, I had a couple of birthday cards to make; so I decided to use those cute Bird Crazy stamps by Tim Holtz.  I love them!  I haven't bought the dies or accessories stamps for them yet, but they are on my list.  Both cards use papers from Tim's Wallflower collection.


First up is this sweet little bird that I made for a dear stamping friend.  The pattern paper was adhered to a kraft cardstock base.  The image was stamped onto Ranger watercolor paper with black Archival Ink.  I colored the bird with Copic markers and inked the edges with Squeezed Lemonade and Tea Dye Distress Inks.  After adding some gold beads, I adhered the panel to kraft cardstock.  A bit of lace and paper string from Tim was added to the left side.  The Tim birthday sentiment was stamped onto a piece of cardstock  with the edge embossed in clear embossing powder.


Next up is a card made in a similar way.  This time, though, I did a lot of fussy cutting with the bird, some flowers and the butterflies.  The sentiment was stamped onto kraft cardstock and attached with foam squares.  A bit of Stickles was used to add highlights to the flowers and butterflies.  All edges were again inked with Tea Dye Distress Ink.


This card was made for my husband's birthday.  I like the dimension it gets from the fussy cuts.


With Easter just a few weeks away, I have had to change gears a bit and make cards for that occasion.  I'll be sharing those soon.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I appreciate the kind comments you leave and look forward to reading them.  Enjoy the week ahead!

12 comments:

  1. I'm the proud owner of the first birdy card...love it! Thanks so much Patty for sending this on my birthday. Hugs, Sharon

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  2. Fantastic cards Patty, love them both.
    Julie x

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  3. Great cards both of them Patty, I bet they will be much appreciated by the lucky recipient! They look super and I bet you had fun making them!

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  4. Your cards are both adorable and very pretty. I love how you used these stamps.

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  5. Love your bird crazy cards Patty and the way you have displayed them.
    Hugs Brenda xxx

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  6. These cards look wonderful Patty, the birds have such fun expressions on their faces.. love the dimension from the fussy cutting too.. have a great week!

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  7. Those crazy birds are so much fun, aren't they? LOVE what you've done with them! Such a fun mix to blend your beautiful vintage style with those quirky birds! Love the whimsy of these!

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  8. Great cards Patty. Love your crazy birds, and those flowers are gorgeous also! hugs :)

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  9. Such fun cards Patty! You made those crazy birds look amazing!

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  10. Oh, wow! Your cards are amazing, Patty! So fun and so pretty! I was just eyeing those stamps the other day! So many things on my list...hehehe! But, thank you so much for the inspiration!:-)

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  11. What super cute and fun cards (love the fussy-cuts) and the Wallflower paper really compliments the birds.

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  12. WOW beautiful cards. The birds are simply divine. I send greetings from Slovakia;)

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