Hi, Stampers!
The Alphabet Challenge has a new theme starting today and I get to be the host! So, since autumn starts this month (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and we are on the letter L, I chose “Leaves” – let’s make those leaves part of the focal point of your cards. My card for you today uses the very popular Perched In a Tree bundle, with the sweet bird and the great aspen die for the background.
Once you finish here, I hope you visit our Alphabet Design Team gallery for some great inspiration and play along!
My secrets to making this Quiet Meadow project
- My A6 card started with some retired Naturals White cardstock that I unearthed recently while unpacking my craft stuff. Firstly, I cut it to 9″ x 6-1/4″ then scored it at 4-1/2″ on the 9″ side.
- After that, I cut more of the Naturals White cardstock to 4″ x 5-1/2,” cut it with the Aspen die. Then, I cut the Sun Prints designer paper to the same size. After adhering them together, I adhered them to the Night of Navy cardstock, cut to 4-1/8″ x 5-5/8″ and adhered them to the card base.
Now, the FUN Part!
- After that was done, I stamped and colored the bird with Stampin’ Blends markers. (Full disclosure: this bird can be challenging for coloring-impaired stampers like me! I tried multiple ways/colors with Stampin’ Blends as well as Blending Brushes to get him just right. After practicing a few times, I got a few that I liked enough to use LOL and this one fit the colors I was going for but I hope to continue trying to color this little bird better.)
- After that, the rest of this card came together very easily, first stamping and cutting the branch, then the floral die was cut and colored. The leaves were also cut out of Crumb Cake cardstock.
- Then, the sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy and cropped out with the Deckled Rectangle die. Before adhering it to the card, I took a piece of bakers twine and looped it under the sentiment.
I’m sharing my card with these challenges:
- NBUS Challenge – New stamp set and dies
- Try It On Tuesday Challenge – Animals (hoping you consider birds as an animal!)
- Moving Along With The Times Challenge
- 613 Avenue Create Challenge
- Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Stamp it
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lovely pic of your grandson Debbie. A beautiful card using your gorgeous diecuts, love the layout
Great job on the bird coloring, Debbie! This is another card that I will CASE, although it will have to wait awhile. I just love your “little man”! Give him a big hug from his great aunt!
Hi Debbie,
such a wonderful card and a very beautiful design also.
Love the tree backgeound and the gorgeous bird and then you have added thos beautiful leaves as well.
Thank you for joining the MAWTT Challenge.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L. DT
Love the bird card and your colors you chose to do this adorable card
Gorgeous card Debbie, great design!
Lovely card, I plan to make one like this 🙂
Love those embossed leaves Debbie – thanks for giving us such a great theme over at Alphabet!
Love the scene you’ve created, Debbie. Thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue Create. I hope we see you on the front porch again soon!
Hugs, Em
613 Avenue Create DT
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Such a beautiful card! The little bird is so pretty and I love the colours and background – perfect 😊. Thanks so much for joining in the fun at Try it on Tuesday! Hugs Jo x
I think you got the bird just right… great card!
Oh Debbie, this card is fantastic! I think your coloring is amazing and wish that I was as good as you are! Love this card and I really need to CASE it!
I LOVE the coloring for the bird in this card. Are you willing to share how you colored this bird–Blends only, Blending Brushes only, or a combo? And, which colors? I hope you are willing to share HOW you colored this beautiful bird.
Thank you for your comment, Carolyn! This particular bird was colored with Stampin’ Blends, using Misty Moonlight, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, and So Saffron. I just kept blending the colors till I was sure that they were all blended together. Don’t rush it and work on different areas while the last one is drying. Hope that helps!
Beautiful card! Your coloring on the bird was what caught my eye. I just had to look at your blog to read about the details on this work of art. So lovely! Thanks for sharing.