Robin & the Season of Friendship

I have been home from the hospital for a week now and its been a tough week.  I've been in too much pain to be able to sit at my work table to create any cards. The spirit is willing, but the body has other ideas.
So I decided to re-post another of my favorite spring cards, a Robin in the Season of Friendship tree.
Last year I thoroughly enjoyed using the Bird Builder punch to create many species of birds.

Today's bird is a Robin - a bird well recognized in this neck of the woods.  Robins usually migrate south for the winter, but some have actually stayed behind to winter in my back yard - crazy bird!! But then its been a mild winter and an early spring.

Yesterday I had my morning coffee on the back deck and couldn't help look for my friend, and sure enought there he was up in the tree, creating that beautiful melody of his.

Stamps: Season of Friendship, You're a Gem
Inks: Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso marker
Papers: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Framed Tulips embossing folder, Crystal Effects, Stampin Dimensionals

The Season of Friendship- Paper Players Challenge #70

Although a lot of the birds we see here come and go - south for the winter, north for the summer - the season of friendship has no such migration patterns.  The season of friendship lasts forever.  Even as fall is blanketing Eastern Ontario, and the blush of Autumn stains the leaves in hues of golds, reds and browns, these two love birds decide to migrate together to build a nest in warmer climes.
This card was made for this week's Paper Player Challenge #70 here.  The challenge:  Anything goes - add a "fall" element to your project.

Stamp: Young Vermillion, Season of Friendship
Inks: SU markers , Early Espresso, More Mustard, Riding Hood Red, Marina Mist
Papers: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Well Worn designer Paper, Whisper White
Accessories: Perfect Polka dot embossing folder, Pearls, dimensionals, 2 1/2" circle punch, 1/4" square punch