MORE GARDEN BIRDHOUSES EASY TO MAKE CARD IDEAS.

 Hi Stampers!

Today’s post is a continuation of the Tuesday, 8 June 2021 post, and features two more cards made with the GARDEN BIRDHOUSES stamp set. Summertime is so busy, but I don’t want  to (and won’t) put my card making on hold. For me, the solution is setting aside 30 - 40 minutes of card making time at least 3 days a week. First I focus on quick and easy cards, and then create slightly stepped up versions of the cards. For me, creating the quick and easy versions first helps me come up with and put together the stepped up versions faster. The cards shown on Tuesday were quick and easy (I made them in just under thirty minutes), and basically required stamps, ink, and paper. Today’s cards took me about the same amount of time - maybe five or six minutes longer. I used stamps, ink, and paper, and added some fussy cutting, die cutting, and added texture with an embossing folder. (In this case “ink” means ink pads used with stamps, blending brushes, and sponge daubers; and Stampin’ Write and Stampin’ Blends markers.)

Here is a look at the GARDEN BIRDHOUSES stamp set:

And here are the cards from the other day:

And here are today’s cards:

As you can see, I retained the Balmy Blue, So Saffron, and Crumb Cake color theme. I did swap out the Crumb Cake card bases for Balmy Blue and So Saffron ones.

SUPPLIES:

* Balmy Blue card base

* So Saffron cardstock cut at 5 1/4” x 4” plus a scrap piece

* Basic White cardstock cut at 5” x 3 3/4” plus a scrap piece

* Inks - Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, and Stampin’ Blends (for colors see 8 June post)

* Stitched Rectangles Dies (die cut will be 1 5/8” x 1 1/4”.

ASSEMBLY:

* Stamp one of each of the birdhouses on the scrap of Basic White cardstock, and stamp the greeting on the scrap of So Saffron with Crumb Cake ink. Stamp the tree branches and birdhouse poles on the 5” x 3 3/4” piece of Basic White cardstock with Crumb Cake ink. 

* Color the bird houses, the tree branches, and the poles with Stampin’ Blends. 

* Use a blending brush and Pool Party and Balmy Blue inks to add some sky to the focal panel. 

* Die cut the greeting with the Stitched RectNgles die. 

* Fussy cut the birdhouses and put dimensionals on the back side of each one.

*Adhere the focal panel to the So Saffron mat; adhere this to the Balmy Blue card base.

* Adhere the birdhouses in place on the poles.

* Adhere the greeting to the card.

SUPPLIES:

* So Saffron card base plus a large scrap

* Balmy Blue cardstock cut at 5” x 3 3/4”

* Large scrap of  Basic White cardstock

* Layering Circles Dies (1 7/8” diameter circle, and 2” diameter scallop circle and 1 1/8” diameter circle)

* Tasteful Textile 3-D embossing folder

* Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Balmy Blue ink pads, and Stampin’ Blends

* Blending Brush and sponge dauber

* 16-18 inches of White crinkle seam binding ribbon

* Dimensionals

ASSEMBLY:

* On the scrap of Basic White cardstock with Crumb Cake ink, stamp each of the three birdhouses being certain to leave room for die cutting each image. Color them with Stampin’ Blends.

* Stamp the greeting in Soft Suede on the Basic White cardstock.

* On the Balmy Blue cardstock using Balmy Blue ink, stamp the bird images all over the cardstock.

* Use a sponge dauber and some Balmy Blue ink and sponge the edges of the Balmy Blue cardstock.

*  Using the blending brush and Balmy Blue ink add sky around each birdhouse and around the greeting. 

* Fussy cut the greeting.

Die cut the three birdhouses with the circle die, die cut a small So Saffron circle with the smallest circle die, and cut three scalloped circle dies cuts. 

* Place the Balmy Blue stamped layer inside the Tasteful Textile embossing folder and run it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (or other die cutting machine).

* Adhere the Balmy Blue panel to the card base. 

* Adhere the fussy cut “hello” to the So Saffron circle, adhere each birdhouse image to a So Saffron scallop circle base. 

*Put dimensionals on the back side of each birdhouse image and arrange them on the Balmy Blue layer. 

* Adhere the greeting.n

* Wrap the ribbon around the card base and tie a bow.

That’s it for today. Thank you for stopping by. Until next time...

Stamp Happy!

Kim

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