As soon as I saw this Garden Birdhouses stamp set in Stampin’ Up!’s new 2021-22 Annual Catalog, I knew it had to come to my house. I love birdhouses and the joy of watching birds come to our backyard to feed from spring through fall.
These are my first cards made with this bold set. I say bold because the line art and fonts are quite strong or bold.
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How to Tips:
- Basic Black card stock:
- 5-1/4″ x 4″
- 3″ square
- scrap approximately 2″ x 2-1/2″ (for greeting)
- Basic White card stock:
- 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″ and folded in half. Burnish (rub over crease gently but firmly) using Bone Folder or back of thumb nail.
- 5″ x 3-3/4″
- 2-1/2″ square
- scrap approximately 2″ x 2-1/2″ (for greeting)
- Positively Pink or Fresh Freesia card stock
- 2-3/4″ square
- Stamp branch image randomly on upper half of largest piece of Basic White card stock using Black Memento Ink.
- Color in with Light and Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends.
- Run through Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine using the Tasteful Texture 3D Embossing Folder.
- Attach to largest Basic Black layer.
- On 2-1/2″ square piece of Basic White card stock, stamp bird house using Black Memento Ink.
- Color in using Polished Pink or Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends.
- Color the roof using Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Blends.
- Also stamp random branches as desired, using Black Memento Ink.
- Color in with Garden Green Stampin’ Blends.
- Attach colored (Pink or Freesia) card stock to Basic Black card stock layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Attach stamped Basic White card stock layer to colored card stock layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Attach these three layers to the card front with adhesive of your choice. My favorite is “green glue” (Multipurpose Liquid Glue) right now. I like the ‘movability’ as I’m positioning the layer.
- Stamp greeting on Basic White scrap using Black Memento Ink. Die cut using the die of your choice. Be prepared to die cut a coordinating layer using Basic Black card stock.
- Gently color three Rhinestone Basic Jewels with the broader tip of the Positively Pink or Fresh Freesia Stampin’ Blends marker.
- Place these jewels on your card as you desire. I used tweezers to gently remove rhinestones from card backing and then position them on my card layer.
- Attach finished layers to the Basic White card front base.
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