My grandmother loves all sorts of winter birds -- cardinals and chickadees in particular, I believe. So when I won a stamp with cardinals and chickadees on it from Great Impressions, I knew eventually I'd make something for her with it.
Well, Wednesday was her birthday, so a few days ago I finally got around to inking up that stamp, and made her a birthday card. I kept it pretty simple, just a banner with the birds and "Happy Birthday" stamped a couple of times in watermark/embossing ink. I did put some red embossing powder on the final Happy Birthday, but it turned out to be translucent, so it mostly looks brown.
Since the card is red and brown, brown seemed perfectly acceptable.
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
- Use it Tuesday Challenge #44: Ink It Up... Finally (this is the first time I've inked up the winter birds stamp)
- Shopping Our Stash Challenge 79: Odds and Ends and/or Waiting to be Used (the winter birds stamp was waiting to be used, as was the watermark ink)
- The Stamp Man: Emboss It (the birds and the final Happy Birthday are heat embossed)
- Pile It On #48: Anything But a Christmas Card (birthday card!)
- Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Supplies:
Beautiful panel of birds.. thanks for joining us at Simon Says Challenge blog
ReplyDeleteThe banner idea is so perfect for that cardinal stamp! Very nice! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!
ReplyDeletethis is a gorgeous banner. I love it. Thanks for joining us at Use it Tuesday this week.
ReplyDeletetammy DT
What a great birthday card for your grandmother. The chickadees and cardinals together look like the ones in our back yard - they are always so happily munching and swimming in the bushes to take a bath when the sprinklers are on. Very sweet card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird stamp. I like how you did NOT color it, too. :) Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and stamp, I'm sure your grandma will love it! Thanks for joining us at UIT.
ReplyDeleteHi there! Love to see you are using your Great Impressions Stamps! You should have posted this for our Holiday challenge in November... Birds are so hard for me to color...I like how you didn't have too!!
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Jenny
Cute! Love how you stamped the sentiment several times - great effect!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!
Hugs, Alica ;)