ID: Quirky Apr/14 - Birdhouse Love & Laughter HB card
size: 5"w x 7"h

Created: April 4, 2014
Modified:

I was asked to be a guest designer on the Quirky challenge blog with the theme of Mixed Media.

One of my friends had brought in a birdhouse plaque made from wood that her husband made. I really liked it and decided to make a card from the idea. I'll eventually make a wood one myself...

I'm using a a quote stamp from Quietfire Design on the outside and using the Italic alphabet set, plus the newest from the Illuminations set on the inside.

 

I created the card shape, then cut with my electronic cutter. The birdhouse was embossed with Spellbinders "woodgrain/Brick" embossing folder. I applied direct to paper Distress "Old Paper" than sponged the color on to get in all the crevices. Then direct to paper with "Salty Ocean". then sanded. Adhered to card front.

Stamped the quote on the drop out piece with Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossed, sponged with some "Tumbled Glass", then adhered to card.

I adhered the lace trim using a glue gun. Used my Gelli plate to make the background paper for the flowers then cut using Heartfelt Creations "Daisy Patch" die set. Shaped with a large balled stylus, then glued two together, offsetting the petals. The bird (Spellbinders Bird Sanctuary") was cut from the same papers, then sponged with more colors. A small black rhinestone eye added.

Die cut the floral branches (Memory Box "Lavish Branch") from some decorated paper I had in my stash. I spliced and adhered the elements. Adding pink toned jewels in the flower centers.

Adhered the square pearl border around the center piece. And a larger square on the roof tip.

 

The dragonflies are part of a digi design by Squigglefly "Dragonfly Garden" which I printed out at 2 sizes and cut around the dragonflies. Colored with Prisma colored pencils and added Distress "Star Dust" glitter to the wings, then adhered to card.

Stamped the inside with the Illuminations design in the black, then stamped the letters and clear embossed the whole thing. Added some colored pencil work in the Illuminations and blended with a Splendor Blender. Added some my monoline lettering.

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