The new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz is “Wings,” hosted by Lynda. This is always a favorite theme of mine! I recently realized that I really want a sign of “life” on my cards and what could be better than any critter with wings! The new Free As A Bird stamp set has been tremendously popular! It has a great suite of products, one of which is the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin. These laser-cut card bases are stunning, so I decided to use them but in a little different way to make a pretty gate fold card!

 

 

 

My Secrets to Making This Bird Ballad Project

• This card started by taking two of the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut cards and trimming the inside card  just a tiny bit to make the two laser-cut layers overlap easily. Then, they were adhered together.
• Once that was done, I stamped the birds stamp onto Very Vanilla and colored it with Stampin’ Blends. It was then cropped out with the oval die.
• For the inside, I stamped the sentiment with the sweet little bird from Botanical Bird stamp set and cropped it out with an oval die that was smaller than the oval for the card front. By doing this, I was sure that it would be well hidden when the card was closed.
• The inside just needed a little “somethin’ somethin'” and I had just received the Stitched Lace Die. Love it! So, I cropped Very Vanilla cardstock with it and layered it onto the card base. Then, the sentiment was adhered on top.
• When assembling the card front, I wanted the lace not to have anything permanently adhered to it, so I made the front focal image into a belly band. The new Come to Gather Ribbon (available in the upcoming Holiday Catalog) was adhered to the back of the stamped oval, then another oval was cut and adhered to cover the ribbon.

 

Product Spotlight: Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin

 

 

Product List

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $22.00	Band Together Cling Stamp Set [149231] $23.00	Botanical Bliss Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146612] $19.00	Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Cards & Tin [149595] $18.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad [147105] $7.50	Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad [147118] $7.50	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad [147117] $7.50
Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00	Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144604] $9.00	Seaside Spray Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [149569] $9.00
So Saffron Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [149557] $9.00	Stitched Lace Dies [149625] $35.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Come To Gather Ribbon Combo Pack [150456] $9.00

 

 

I am submitting this card to the following challenge:

• Through the Craft Room Door Challenge: Anything Goes

 

 

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