Birdie Get Well

Hey, I stamped! It about whooped my shoulder, so I'm not sure when I'll stamp again, but I'll take what I can get.

I needed a card for my MIL's best friend who is going through breast cancer treatments and is a dear, dear lady. She's always got a cheerful countenance and I wanted to send her a cheerful card. This bird from Inkadinkado's Birds Galore set seemed just right.

I stamped the bird in Brilliance Graphite Black to get a really bold image on the designer paper (K&Company K-ology 6x6 Hannah paper pad). Since the stamp was a clear stamp I put the pad on the stamp rather than the stamp on the pad. This helped me get a better overall impression. I just kept kissing the stamp with the pad until I didn't see anymore light spots. Brilliance ink is a hybrid of dye ink and craft ink. It dries slowly enough that you can emboss with it and fast enough that you can use it as a regular dye based ink, but with a bit of a waiting period. It's also a true black, not a really dark brown, blue or purple like some black inks. It's a very versatile ink.

I used the Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles embossing folder on the designer paper because I can't help myself. I sponged Rose Romance and Ruby Red inks on it to pop out the embossing. I used the Doily Lace punch by Martha Stewart on white cs to tuck under it because I love the effect. Just love the look that punch gives everything it touches.

I used the corner punch, as you can see, and a rectangular scalloped Nestie. I put white rhinestones on 3 of the flowers behind the bird. I sponged the bird section like I did the top portion.

For the base of the card I stamped with the SU Canvas background stamp on Ruby Red cs with Rose Romance ink. Worked perfectly with the designer paper colors. Unfortunately, the Canvas stamp is smaller than my 5" x 5" card base and I ended up with a line of demarcation due to overlap. So I worked it into the design and added more lines. Fixed that boo boo, quick! It might be hard to see in the pic, though.

I popped out the main portion of the card and the "get well" piece and punched holes around both the "get well" piece and the black cs.

Ugh, my shoulder can only take so much typing. It's starting to feel fatigued. Let me get the recipe up and be done. Thanks for looking!

Recipe:

Stamps: Inkadinkado Birds Galore, SU Canvas, CTMH Spunky Greetings

CS: Ruby Red, Black, White, K&Company K-ology Hannah designer paper

Inks: Brilliance Graphite Black, Rose Romance, Ruby Red

Other: Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles embossing folder, Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch, Nestabilities Scalloped rectangle, Silver brads, White rhinestones, Sponges, Sticky Doos, 1/16" hole punch, Paper piercer, Sponge mat from Mat Pack, Diamond Glaze (to glue down rhinestones), Corner punch, Black polka dot ribbon