Bird Song

Hey everyone!  I’m back with a card to share today.  How’ve you all been? 

This card I made for my dear friend, the lovely Beth of StampInsanity.  I needed to thank Beth in a big way for a gift she had given me – the gift of THE BROTHERS.  She lent me her entire set of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, and I adore them so much it’s not even funny.   If you haven’t read the books yet, READ THEM!  They’re amazing! 

If you’ve read the books, you might get my (admittedly vague) reference to the 5th book in the series, Lover Unbound, that I included in this card.  (Once I explain the reference, that is!  It’s not obvious – lol.)  I was really touched by the events in that book with Vishous and the birds – I will say no more for those who might want to read the book – and this card was inspired by that.   But hopefully it’s nice to look at if you have not read the books, too, so see below!

I absolutely love this stamp (the sentiment) by Verve and I was really excited about using it for this card, along with a bird stamp by Inkadinkado. 

I added a bird charm attached with a bit of chain and glittered up the bird image a bit – you can see that below.

I will be back again soon to share more stuff – I have been working on SO MANY projects lately that I’m honestly losing track of all of them!  They’re all in various states of completion, which is why I have not been posting much lately.  Bringing them to completion – that is what I need to do right now!  I can’t stop myself from starting new things before I’m done with other projects.  It’s just too exciting – I HAVE to!  In any event, I hope to share more here soon. 

Thanks so much for visiting!

What I Used:

Paper:  Papertrey Ink Rustic Cream cardstock; Stampin’ Up! Brocade Blue and So Saffron cardstock; Bo Bunny Summer Cottage designer paper

Stamps:  Verve Stamps (sentiment); Inkadinkado (bird)

Ink:  Stampin’ Up! Brocade Blue

Accessories:  Cuttlebug:  Victorian embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities petite circle dies; brad; dimensionals; Sakura Jelly Roll pen in clear; chain and bird charm; Stampin’ Up! ticket corner punch

A Day Filled with Possibility

Ahh, doesn’t “a day filled with possibility” sound nice?  That’s the sentiment on this birthday card, which turned out to be one of the simplest cards I’ve made in ages. (Clean and simple doesn’t always come naturally to me…)And the main reason for this card to be clean and simple? This gorgeous Bo Bunny paper.  I just could not pile more layers on top of that paper – I just needed to leave it be and allow it to be seen!  This paper is from a Bo Bunny line called Snowy Serenade that is just jaw-droppingly gorgeous, and the entire line is available at my dear friend Tonya’s Stamp Happens Shop!  Go and grab yours!

And speaking of Tonya and Bo Bunny Snowy Serenade paper, check out this gorgeous card that she recently sent me. (Click to enlarge!)

Thanks so much for visiting and have a great day! What I Used:

Paper:  Papertrey Ink white cardstock, Stampin’ Up! Elegant Eggplant cardstock; Bazzill Bling Diamond; Bo Bunny Press Snowy Serenade designer paper

Stamp:  Verve Stamps

Ink: Stampin’ Up!  Elegant Eggplant

Accessories:  Cuttlebug: snowflake die and embossing folder; border embossing folder from Organic Flourish set; Stampin’ Up! Hodgepodge Hardware; Michaels/Recollections brads; Stickles in Diamond; dimensionals