It's unusual for me to post twice in a day, but here is a set of three cards that, once again, came out of my "Work on This" box. This particular set of products have been sitting around for quite some time, but when I saw the As You See It Challenge for Birds, I knew it was time to get a move on. Having been away, I'm just posting these under the wire since the challenge closes in just a few hours.
The project idea began months ago when a friend gifted me with three charming die cut birds all assembled. I put them in a wooden bowl and pulled out Paper Trey Ink's Songbirds stamp and die set, a long-time favorite. The three birds were created with a gradient of blues, so I chose a different card base for each of them.
This was the lightest of the three birds, so I chose Papertrey Ink's Rustic White cardstock for the base. This card has a slightly different design than the other two. When I initially added the die cut branch, I glued it in the wrong place, so had to start all over. I had already put the MISTI away, so had to reposition the stamps. The musical stamp ended up being higher than the others, so I added a second branch to the bottom. I might like this design a bit better, but it was the last one I put together.
For the second card, I chose Papertrey Ink's Soft Stone, another favorite of mine. I added a few musical notes at the top of the card from My Favorite Things, Strike Up the Band.
This combination of the darkest bird on the kraft cardbase ended up being my favorite. One of the things I like about these cards is that they are pretty generic birthday card. I'd feel comfortable ending them to guys or girls. One close up so you can see how darling these birds are.
In addition to As You See It, I'm sending this off to A Cut Above challenge as well.
