Side Butterfly Circle, Feathered Friends and Birthday Blowout by Jean Okimoto

A sweet bird from the Feathered Friends Deep Edge Dies and the Side Butterfly Circle create a spring birthday card here today. Pick a greeting from the Poppystamps Birthday Blowout Clear Stamp Set and you're ready to celebrate! Hello, Jean Okimoto here with combination of a favorite set from my stash - and a design from our Spring Collection.

The Deep Edge dies are designed to cut through layers of fabric - so they're perfect for felt and special artpapers too. Attach adhesive label paper or a sticker sheet behind pale peach felt and cut the main section of the bird.

Cut the overlay and wing from a pretty pastel print. Cut an extra wing from a scrap of the paper and layer it for dimension.

I've borrowed the eye die from the owl - it's a little larger and stands out against the print. Cut the beak from orange cardstock.

Assemble the bird - attach the wing with a tiny silver brad to add movement.

Prep the Side Butterfly Circle by rubbing it briskly with a piece of scrunched waxed paper to make it easier to remove the diecut. Cut the circle from pale green cardstock.

Stamp the greeting - from the Poppystamps Birthday Blowout set - on Snapdragon cardstock with Morning Mist VersaFine Clair. Dry the ink and trim the greeting with the 1-½" Circle Basics die.

Attach the diecuts to a 5-¼" square white card - use foam dots for the bird. Add pale orange gem stickers.

Mix felt with bits and pieces of printed papers from your stash and make a few extra birds - and an owl or two. You'll discover some great combinations of colors and patterns - and handmade embellishments always add a personal touch to your projects.

Thanks for visiting...see you again on Saturday!