Love Birds by Sara Cook
Welcome everyone! Have a Valentines day card for those love birds out there. A scene inspired by the sunset that was half pink and blue. Perfect for Valentines card and the new Sweet Bay Collage die frame it.
Sky:
Take a 3” square white paper and blend 2/3 Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and 1/3 Spun Sugar Distress Ink.
Birch Trees:
Die cut using Woodland Heart Frame out of 110 lb white card stock. Color the edges of the tress with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. Drag some color across the trees randomly to create the bark of the birch tree.
Humming Birds:
Die cut using Poppy Stamps Little Hummingbirds out of 110 lb white card stock. Color first, using Tumble Glass everywhere but the wings. Then color the birds head and body with Peeled Paint. Then color the wings with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. I used a light charcoal pencil to outline the feathers in tail and wings, color in the beak and added an eye.
Sentiment:
Color 110 lb card stock 1/2 Tumbled Glass and 1/2 Spun Sugar Distress Ink. Die Cut using Sending Hugs dies centering the die between the 2 colors.
Foreground:
Die cut Sweet Bay Collage die out of green card stock and fussy cut out leaves and steam. Die cut the Sweet Bay Collage again out of brown A2 sized card stock Glue the leaves and steam on the brown.
Assemble:
Glue the birch trees on the sky in the center of paper. Glue the Sweet Bay Collage aligning it over the birch trees and sky background. Glue the humming birds over the heart shaped branches. Glue on the sentiment. Mount on a A2 card.
Supplies
Very pretty. Love the background and the birds. Nice design.
Posted by: Johanna Rundell | 01/16/2021 at 09:58 AM
Very pretty! I notice you used "Distress" inks, but many designers seem to be using Distress Oxide inks almost exclusively. How do you decide which to use?
Posted by: Ann D | 01/16/2021 at 10:16 AM