Free as a Bird - Another catalogue sneak peak

 Birds are harbingers of Spring.
I keep waiting for my favourite season to arrive, but all I keep hearing is the 'cold' word and even 'snow'
So, I'm hoping this card will remind you of Spring.

These little birds have got to be a favourite of mine (as well as several other new images but who's counting). The little one at the end seems to be singing his heart out.

The stamparatus was used to stamp the image from the "Free as a Bird" stamp set onto Watercolour paper. Then using ink pads and an aqua painter, I painted the birds with Daffodil Delight, with shading done with Crushed Curry, the leaves Old Olive, the branch Early Espresso, and the flowers Melon Mambo.  I used a pumpkin pie marker to colour the beaks.  Balmy Blue was used to create a watercolour wash behind the birds. As with a lot of the new suites, a trinket, specifically for this one, is added below the branch on the right.

The image was die cut with the Stitched Nested Labels die and adhered to the card front using dimensionals.

The card base is a 5 1/2 by 11" Balmy Blue card stock scored at 5 1/2 to form a 5 1/2" square  top fold card.  The card front is first layered with some beautiful floral pattern Bird Ballad DSP, followed by some Whisper White card stock and then with another pattern (pink dots) of the DSP.

Finally, a 1 1/2" strip of Balmy Blue card stock is adhered to the left side covering all the layers.

Along the right card edge a piece of 3/8" scallop lace ribbon and ribbon knot is added.

The sentiment is also die cut with the same die set as the image and adhered to the right below the art piece.

Some previously made paper flowers, left over from another project, are added on the left side below the image. Some leaves, punched in Old Olive with the Leaf Punch, is added with the flowers

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Free as a Bird
Inks:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Balmy Blue
Papers:  Balmy Blue, Whisper White, Bird Ballad DSP, Old Olive
Accessories:  3/8" scallop lace trim, bird ballad trinket, Stitched nested label dies, dimensionals. leaf punch.