Crazy Birds Happy Birthday

May is an especially busy birthday month in our family. Three of my five children were born in May. So I'm getting a lot of stamping done! 

My 4th child gave me this Tim Holtz Crazy Birds set a few years ago and I just love it. Such a fun set that I don't play with nearly enough. I was inspired by the style of this card which I saw on Pinterest. I had an idea that an open window to the inside would be a fun way to display the birds. The birds represent my daughter's 3 roommates and her youngest sister who will soon become a roommate, as well. When my youngest daughter saw the card, she immediately chose the bottom right (red) bird to represent herself. 😜

I went pretty simple with the background and just used the old Stampin' Up! Paisley Print background stamp. It looks so cool in Versamark ink on the SU Not Quite Navy cardstock and the Papertrey Ink Ripe Avocados cardstock. Makes them really pop. I also used the Cuttlebug Floral Screen embossing folder on the green area.

Here's how the card looks open. I put a Velcro coin inside to keep the card closed when lying down. 

For the backs of the birds I die-cut 2 extra copies in black cardstock and sandwiched them with the front image using Tombow Mono Multi glue. Had my Xyron sticker maker not been out of commission, I would've used it instead, and it would've been much less messy.

Afer sandwiching the birds together, I used my black Copic marker (#110) around the edges to make them blend with the black backs.

I do not have measurements for this card. It was kind of a cut as you go kind of thing. I just decided what size the frame for the window would be and then measured the inside and cut.

I matched the black frame with the white inside part. I was going to frame the inside as well, but decided to leave it as is.

Here's a close-up of the "birthday girl". I used the wings to hold the balloon and the present. 

Well, that's about it. Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous (Tim Holtz) Mini Bird Crazy and Things, Stampin' Up! Birthday Balloons, Stampin' Up! Paisley Print (background)

CS: SU Not Quite Navy, Papertrey Ink Ripe Avocados, White, Black

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black for birds, Versafine Onyx Black for sentiment, Versamark clear embossing ink for background, Copics for coloring birds

Other: Stampers Anonymous (Tim Holtz) Mini Bird Crazy and Things dies, Cuttlebug Floral Screen embossing folder, white gel pen for eyes, Micron pen for eyelids, lashes, and to decorate the present,  Stamp-a-Ma-Jig for centering sentiment, Tombow Mono Multi glue, foam tape, black Velcro coin to hold card closed

Mini Bird Crazy Masculine Birthday Card

This card is nothing like I had envisioned it to be. Have you ever had that happen? 

When I started making it, I had completely different colors and papers in mind. But I ruined them both with bad cuts and general mishaps and had to go with Plan B since I did not have anymore of either. Drat! 

Thankfully, I have pads and pads of masculine paper from Basic Grey. Did Basic Grey stop selling papers? I went to their website and only saw fabric! Wah!! It was one of the best designer paper companies out there with such limitless variety. I'm sad that they won't be making their wonderful papers anymore. It's insane when you do something so well and then you stop and go into something else (fabrics). Can't they do both?

Despite the issues with papers, this bird was definitely part of the plan. He's from Tim Holtz's set Mini Bird Crazy & Things and I love him! My 3rd daughter gave me this set for my birthday this year, and I made her a card with it; and now I've made this one for my son-in-law. Both are funny, nutty people who can appreciate the goofy bird characters in this set. In fact, I made this little guy even goofier by giving him googly eyes. Anytime I can add googly eyes, I'm happy! 

You can see all the layers below on the center piece. I love popping things out. It just jazzes up a card exponentially. What you can't see is my poorly-set eyelets. I'm sorry, but my Crop-O-Dile is just failing me. I have got to find a better way. It is hard to see where to punch the holes for the eyelets, and it is hard to set eyelets that are a harder metal, like these. Nothing I've done recently when trying to set eyelets with that thing has come out well. Maybe it's my eyelets?

I was fairly minimal inside the card because I was short on time and just needed to get it done. Otherwise, I would've filled all 3 panels up with something. One thing you can't see is that I added a black velcro dot on the outside to hold the card closed. I was in a hurry by the time I got this done, and just got bare minimum pictures taken.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed your visit, and please let me know you've come by with a comment. Take care!

Stamps: SU! Birthday Greetings, Mini Bird Crazy & Things

CS: Papertrey Ink Terracotta Tile, Basic Grey Obscure, Basic Grey Recess, Papertrey Ink Stamper's Select White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copics: B24, B41, B45, B95, R14, YR24, W3

Other: Nestabilities Standard Circle Large, Large Classic Inverted Scalloped Circles, Standard Circle Small, Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes & Spots and Dots embossing folders, Sizzix Mini Bird Crazy & Things Framelit dies, Paper piercer Sponge mat, Silver eyelets, Crop-O-Dile, Googly eyes, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Foam tape

Card Style: Gatefold

You Are a Rock Star

I made this card for one of my daughters who just turned 22. She gave me the Tim Holtz stamp set Mini Bird Crazy and Other Things for my birthday and I wanted to use it for her card. I bought the matching dies and used them to create the hat and balloon accents. I love this set! It's quirky and fun, just like her. 

I went very old school with this one. Lots of stamping, and no dry embossing. It was fun to stamp so much again. A truly "stamped" card.

Stamps: Purple Onion Designs "Girls Are Weird" large alphas, "Girls Are Weird" small alphas, Tim Holtz Mini Bird Crazy and Other Things, SU Leafy Glade, SU Canvas, SU Filigree

CS: Black, Olive Green, Yellow, White

Inks: Copics, Mementos Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

Other: Star Nestabilities, Standard Circle Large Nestabilities, Tim Holtz Mini Bird Crazy and Other Things dies, circle punch, paper piercer, clear gems, googly eyes, Inkssentials Glossy Accents (for balloon and hat shine, foam tape