Bird on a Branch

I made this card using a new set from the current catalogue Bird on a Branch.  The main reason I bought this set is because it has a spatter stamp similar to the one that was in the retired set Itty Bitty Backgrounds.  However, I am finding that I really like this bird sitting on the branch.  I think it is very tranquil and I am sure that I will get a lot of use from this set.

I stamped the branch onto Whisper White cardstock using Night of Navy ink.  Then using my stamp-a-ma-jig to position perfectly, I stamped the bird also in Night of Navy ink so that it is sitting on the branch.  Then also using the stamp-a-ma-jig I stamped the “flowers” over the branch using Bashful Blue ink.  I then used the spatter stamp and Bashful Blue ink to stamp around the bird and the branch.  I distressed the edges of the Whisper White card using my cutter kit and mounted it to a piece of Bashful Blue cardstock which also had the edges distressed.

I folded a piece of Bashful Blue cardstock to form the base of the card and stamped the front with the splatter image using Bashful Blue ink.  I then took a piece of Night of Navy cardstock and wraped a length of striped grosgrain ribbon around the lower part of the card.  I punched 3 Bashful Blue circles using the 1/4″ circle punch (retired).  I also used the crop-a-dile to punch out 3 Night of Navy  1/8″ circles.  I glued the small circles to the larger ones using my two-way glue stick and then covered the whole thing with crystal effects.  When it was dry I glued the circles to the upper right hand side of the card and then mounted the stamped Bird on a Branch to the left hand side using dimensionals. 

I think the card has come together nicely and is quite restful.  What do you think?

If you would like any more information on the products I have used then please do not hesitate to contact me on k.mcintosh1@optusnet.com.au.