Monday, April 30, 2018

My Cards and Tags: Bird Cards using Stampendous's Winter Tweets Dies

"Time Out" is this week's theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  I decided to pay homage to morning and nighttime with these two little bird cards.
I started with two squares of Strathmore Mixed Media paper smeared with acrylic paint.  Then I stenciled some polka dots on with more acrylic paint.

Next I dripped and drizzled some Jane Davenport Inkredible ink onto the surfaces and spritzed the ink with water.

When the ink dried, I added more stenciling and some paint in different colors.  I also smeared on some Distress Ink and Hero Arts ink for some different tones.

I added some circle-center frames made with patterned paper and blended them in a bit with more acrylic paint.

I cut the birds out of some collaged paper scraps from my stash and outlined them with a black marker.  I colored and smeared around the edges with Marabu Watercolor Art Crayons.

I made a crown for my pink and yellow bird and put everything together, including the stamped "Early Bird" sentiment.  I also used a Seth Apter Splatter Proof die to add some more oomph to the background.

I made a party hat for my nighttime bird and put all the elements together.

Here are the supplies I used, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

I'm excited to see how you interpret our theme this week!  Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.