Obey the Rules

     I have been working to get all of my dies, stamps, stencils, and embossing folders into a data base. The original reason that I started this was so that I wouldn't purchase the same thing twice. Another reason was so that I could search for a particular sentiment. For instance, not too long ago I was looking for the words: it's your birthday. I was able to locate every stamp that I own that says that.

     The reason I am mentioning this now is because I am also coming across stamp and die sets that I have all but forgotten. The Crazy Birds is one of them. I was typing it in to my data base and it made me want to make another card using them. I happened to have Simple Stories Bloom paper out, so I color-matched some inks to the paper and sponged them onto my Crazy Birds. I made four different birds. I ended up making two cards using two birds per card.

     I used this sketch by Lisa Hidy. As you can see, I did not put the banners on the card. I tried to, but with the big polka dots, it was just too busy. 

     Recently I have been taking a scrapbooking class with lots of sewing on the layouts. For this card I decided to do some sewing. I pulled out my stack of sewing templates and chose the candle and the gift.

     These birds certainly allow opportunities for using some of these odd sentiments that I have accumulated over the years.

Inside the card

Inside the other card

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Simple Stories - Bloom

     Cardstock: My Colors - Black Magic

                                       Spanish Moss

                                       Snowbound

     Stamp: Tim Holtz - Bird Crazy

                 River City - Obey all the Rules

                 Gina K - Wild at Heart

     Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black

            Gina K - Prickly Pear

                         Sandy Beach

            Distress - Pistachio

                           Tattered Rose

                           Worn Lipstick

                           Fresh Asparagus

     Embellies: Gelly Roll - Stardust 

                     Stitching Template - We R Holiday

                     DMC Floss #503, Yellow, Pink