A Little Birdie Told Me

 

Today I am posting my card for the The Encore Challenge!  This is a monthly challenge to be posted on the 25th with a group of friends from my April Retreat.  Some may post on their blog and I will note those with blogs at the end of this post.  And, some might post on other social media. Darlene came up with this challenge and these are her words:  Go and grab a stamp set, stencil or dies--your choice, that you have used once before and have always wanted to revisit it and use it again.  However, despite your best intentions, you have yet to use it!  Now's your chance! Go dig it out and have fun with it once again.  Create anything you like, a card, gift card holder, decorate a gift bag, make a refrigerator magnet...whatever lights up your creative juices! So--Encore Challenge! 

My plan is to pick a different company each month to highlight and maybe even a different product than the month before.  For April,  I picked a stamp set from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps called Little Birdies.  There is a stamp set, a coordinating die and many sentiments.   

Because the die is solid, I die cut the image first and then placed the negative cut out in my Misti.  I then placed the birds image in the negative space to line it up on the lid.  I then stamped the image as it was perfectly aligned on the die cut piece.  I then colored the birds in the ROY-Red-Orange-Yellow start of the rainbow with my Copic Sketch Markers. I also stamped the two part sentiment and die cut them with my Taylored Expressions Sentiment Strips die set.  The background is a Stampin' Up embossing folder called BirchWood 3D. I added some Taylored Confetti Dots in the same colors as the birds for the final touch. 

I am not sure who will post each month on their blog, but this is a list of the other ladies who do have blogs.  Jeanette, Terry, Darlene.  Be sure to come back on May 25th to see another fun card for The Encore Challenge!


Image/Sentiment: Cas-ual Friday Stamps Little Birdies Stamp Set and Die

Cardstock/Patterned Paper: The Paper Cut 100# Cougar Opaque White 

Ink:  Hero Arts Intense Black

Accessories:   Stampin' Up Birch Wood 3D Embossing Folder; Copic Sketch Markers; Taylored Expressions Sentiment Strip Dies, Confetti Dots