Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Around The World on Wednesday Blog Hop

 


Spring is the theme for this month's Around The World on Wednesday blog hop!  

Who doesn't love spring....leave the cold and snow behind and fresh growth, sunshine, and birds chirping.  I know I am READY even though we still have about 2 feet of snow on our front lawn still!  

My favorite thing about spring is sunshine and listening to the birds sing.  So, of course, I had to go with that for my card. And just for fun, we will add in some layering, some ink blending, some die-cutting, and some coloring.  

Here is my card: 



I used the Rays of Light stamp set for my background so we had lots of late-day sunshine peeking through our trees.  The tree die is from the Perched in a Tree bundle.  The birds are from the Nested Friends bundle. 

Doesn't it look like they are in a cool shady forest protected from the harsh sun just singing away....(that's what I see- LOL)  

                                              How You Can Make It:

Supplies: 

Rays of Light stamp
Perched in a Tree bundle
Nested Friends bundle
Calypso Coral card Stock
Soft Suede card Stock
Basic White card stock
Crumb Cake card stock
Calypso Coral ink pad
Soft Suede ink pad
Daffodil Delight ink pad
Blending Brush
Stampin Blends: Crumb Cake & Calypso Coral

Measurements:

Calypso Coral (card base) 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 
Basic White (liner) 4 x 5 1/4 
Soft Suede (tree layer) 4 x 5 1/4
Basic White (sunray layer) 4 x 5 1/4 
Calypso Coral scrap for greeting
Crumb Cake scrap for stamping birds
Soft Suede scrap for stamping branches

Instructions:

  1. Fold the card base on the score line and burnish it flat with a bone folder. 
  2. Add a white liner to the inside of the card. 
  3. Die cut the trees from the Soft Suede piece
  4. Stamp the Rays of Light Stamp on Basic White with Daffodil Delight ink.  Use a blending brush to add some Calypso Coral ink to the sun. 
  5. Glue the tree layer to the sun layer making sure the edges are even. 
  6. Add the focal image to the front of the card. 
  7. Stamp the birds and branches. 
  8. Die cut the birds and branches
  9. Color the birds as desired with Stampin Blends
  10. Add branches to the card
  11. Add birds to branches. 
  12. Stamp greeting with Soft Suede ink on Calypso Coral scrap.  Flag ends and add it to the front of the card. 
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10 comments:

  1. Oh how I love your product pairing. I absolutely love the use of the Rays of Light behind this gorgeous die cut Aspen panel for your birds to nest in. Gorgeous card x

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  2. Love the Rays of Light behind the trees Shel ... yes, very cool and shady in the forest out of the spring sunlight. xxx

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  3. Wonderful card! I love your idea of layering the Aspen tree over the rays of sunshine.

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  4. Such a fun card. I can just hear those birds singing away.

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  5. Love your combination of products. Such a sweet project.

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  6. I like how you layered the starburst stamp behind

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  7. Love how the sun is peeking through the trees! Beautiful card!

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  8. Using the Ray of Light like that was inspired. I have not used that stamp enough! Thank for the reminder of it's usefulness. :-)

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  9. Really a fabulous idea! Once again, I realize the multiple possibilities of this background stamp and I regret not having taken it! It's a very pretty card that captures that springtime vibe!

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