Hi crafty friends! It's Rachel here with a colorful bird adventure card. Actually it's not the birds going on the adventure but it's the person who is receiving this card! I can't get over how absolutely adorable these cute, round, sweet birds are! They are part of the Poppystamps latest release "Nordic Forest". "Birds of a Feather" is the die set
To create this card I knew I wanted to watercolor. Using watercolor paper, I cut out the birds from the "Birds of a Feather" die set. Fun fact--this set comes with dies for 6 birds (3 pairs) in all! Next I diecut the "Nordic Sweeping Branch" dies and the "Nordic Buttton Mushrooms" dies. I watercolored the pieces and then glued the pieces together. On a sheet of watercolor paper I made a wash of greens and yellows for the background. Next I tried quite a few design compositions and went ahead and painted a 4th bird and two mushrooms!
I don't know if you noticed, but I made my birds into parakeets. The bodies of a true parakeet are much more slender than my round parakeets but thats okay! After the paper is dry, I adhered all the pieces onto the cardfront. If there wasn't enough contrast when placing the birds on the background, I painted darker, more intense hues on the specific area. A good example is the blue bird on the mushrooms. The dark green behind the light grey head, helps the bird stand out and it doesn't get lost in the background. I used pop dots under the birds for dimension.
I glued the cardfront onto an A2 white cardbase. I stamped the sentiment from the"Hooray" stamp set on a scrap piece of background and mounted it on watercolor paper for a thin border.
Finally I added 3 fairy jewels in a cetrine green and the card is complete! I love how it turned out.
This angled picture shows the layered pieces and how the dimensionals give the card a 3D effect.
This could make a great card for a graduate getting ready to start a new adventure whether it be a trip, a new college or a move to start a new career. How about a card for a friend going on a dream vacation?!
Thanks again for stopping by. I hope you get a chance to check out the amazing Poppystamps latest release. You will not be disappointed! Until next time, have a bright and cheerful day.