With spring finally here Hand Stamped Sentiments has a Blooming Blossoms Challenge. Â Make any project with flowers. Â Now how can you pass this up! Â There are so many possibilities and endless ideas for this challenge. Â I moved my craft area to a room in my house where I have a window and I can see and hear birds chirping. Â It’s such a wonderful sound. Â Recently I had a cardinal right outside my window. Â I happen to love these birds with their bright colored red feathers. You can’t miss them. Â This week my project is celebrating flowers and Cardinals.
I wanted to use bright happy colors so I went with Stampin’ Up! In Colors – Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Blushing Bride and Poppy Parade. Â Love, Love, Love these colors. Â At first I wasn’t sure I liked them together but as I was creating my project it all came together. Â My birdhouse card features a large Blushing Bride flower punched with the Blossoms Petal Punch. Â I also used the retired Trio Punch for the small flowers. Â I was sad to see this punch retire but a good substitute is the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. Â I also used the Fancy Flower Punch to frame the opening of the birdhouse. Â For the branch and the Cardinal I used the Two-Step Bird Punch.
I’ve seen the Cardinal on many blogs so I made mine with the Two-Step Bird Punch. Â I punched two wings and used one for the crest and colored the face with a Black Stampin’ Write Marker, sponged the edges for depth and added a Basic Clear Rhinestone for the eye.
I hope you’re inspired to join us on Hand Stamped Sentiments. Â We’d love to see your Blooming Blossom projects.
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Birdhouse Card
Birdhouse Template: Click here to obtain birdhouse pattern. Â I did a scalloped roof instead of the roof offered with the pattern,.
Size: approx. size 4.25″ H x 5.50″ W
Stamps: Tiny Tags, With All My Heart
Paper: CS: Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Blushing Bride; DSP: Â In Color Hostess Level 1 Paper Pack
Ink: Poppy Parade, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Blossom Petal Punch, retired Trio Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Two-Step Bird Punch, Jewelry Tag Medium, Fancy Flower Punch, 1″ Circle Punch
Technique: Stamping and Punch Art
Filed under: Friendship, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Hello cards, Spring, Theme Challenge | Tagged: Birdhouse pattern, Birdhouse template, birds, Cardinal punch art, flowers, In Colors, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Tiny Tags, Two-Step Bird punch |
Lovely birdhouse card, Gen. AND, I LOVE your cardinal! So cute 🙂
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This is just tooooooo cute! As always another stunning card1
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Gen, this is gorgeous! SO many amazing details, I have to keep going back to look at it! I love how your cardinal came out and the trio of tiny tags are an adorable accent! Great job! 🙂
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OK — like this is totally cute. Another great creation.
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WOW, amazing. You blow me away with your creativeness! Really, so cute and clever. You did an incredible job on the cardinal. The whole project is simply adorable.
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Love this shaped card. Very creative.
Robbie
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Adorble!!! Thanks for the link to the template.
Blessings Bernie
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