Blue Birds of Happiness

Greetings Bloggers and welcome to my blog today. This card and envelope was made for a friend of mine whose Birthday is coming up soon. I have had this Bird stamp since the beginning of the year. With going to school and Design Team commitments, I haven't had a chance to ink this baby up until this weekend.


I have been hoarding two pads of K & Company Tom Coffey papers. Gosh it is so beautiful, I have hated to use it as you just can't find it any more!!! I finally cut into some sheets for this card. I got this Martha Stewart Bird and Twig PATP punch for Mother's day. I also used the Martha Stewart deep scallop punch for the corners and the MS Branch punch. The leaves are a sizzx die cut that I used a cereal box to create them as chipboard. Then I applied glue and glitter to them. I made the crochet flower and used a brown corduroy brad for the center.

The image was stamped with black stazon ink and colored with pencils and blended with baby oil. I used distress green ink for around the spellbinders label die cut. Then I glittered the edges with some crystal stickles. I added green rhinestones in the corners.H
Here is the inside of my card with the envelope again. I carried the embellishments to the inside of the card as well. I hope the Birthday Girl will enjoy this card. To tell you the truth, I hated to mess it up by writing my sentiment and name inside....lol. I almost sent it with a sheet of paper on the inside with my greeting and signature so that she could use the card again....but I decided not to...lol

This card has been entered into the following challenges:
Res-Q-Challenge - Close it Up (Stitching)
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Stitching
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Dazzle Us
Whoopsidaisy Challenge - Ribbons and Bows
Paper Play Challenge - Flowers and Sparkle
Pixie Dust Studios - Punch It Out
Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Ribbon & Bling
Stamp Scrap & Doodle Saturday - Handmade Embellishment