Three Songbirds

Hello, and happy holidays to you!  We're in the post-Christmas haze at my house -- still enjoying some family time, more than enough chocolate around, and best of all, I don't have to go back to work till after the first of the year.  The time will go too fast, so I aim to appreciate every moment of it.

I plan to focus on some of my many bird stamps this week.  I accumulate more of them all the time and could post a month of Sundays in bird cards, but I'll share just a few this week.  Today, I've used a Hero Arts stamp called Three Songbirds.  I don't know how new it is, but it's new to me.  It's a happy image, so I made a birthday card:

 

I colored with Copics, including the Prima flowers, and matched everything up with my BasicGrey Sugar Rush papers.  The retired Stampin' Up! sentiment is nested in the new Spellbinders custom made for JustRite, which, in this case, was just right for my skinny SU! sentiment.   The sentiment Nestie matched the Eyelet Borderabilities, too, so I used that along the lower edge of the image.

And that's it for today!  I hope to be back with more birds soon.  Have a happy, joyful day!

Stamps:  Three Songbirds (Hero Arts), Small Sayings (Stampin' Up!)  Paper:  Certainly Celery textured, Apricot Appeal, Flourishes Classic White, BasicGrey Sugar Rush designer paper  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Rose Red, Copics for coloring  Accessories:  Brads, Prima flowers, Spellbinders JustRite Nested Sentiment Custom Frames and Eyelet Borderabilities

Comments

[Robin Kirkpatrick]

What a joyful card this is! I, too, am partial to birds, as my name might suggest... ;-) Enjoy your time off!

[Glenda]

This is so pretty! You have such a good eye for color! I am always excited to see what you do next! Everything just seems to click on your projects! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

[Gabriela (Gabi With An Eye)]

Leslie, Leslie, Leslie! Your little birdie card makes my heart sing. I adore the way the white space allows the colors to shine and your choice in DP is perfect. Your textured paper adds a touch of elegance that is unmistakable. Happy New Year to you!

[Linda Bullard]

Very joyful indeed! I love these colors, so fresh and pretty. Those decorative dies sure do add lovely touches. Hmmm, I'm not seeing any ribbon here . . . Linda

[Conniecrafter]

Awww that is too cute, pretty colors!

[SueB]

Such a lovely, lovely card. The Borderabilities is really beautiful. That sentiment is one of my favs.

[yogi]

beautiful. Love the background papers with these birds, Goes really well. Nice match of the label and the borderabilities.
Spring is in the air type card.

[Ida]

Such a darling bird image and a very cheery card.
So glad you had a wonderful Christmas.

[Michelle R]

I just love this card, Leslie! The birds are beautiful and SO joyful, and your combination of papers is perfect! I LOVE IT that the new dies work with so many other things!!!

[Velta]

Oh Leslie ~ What a "Happy" card this is...love the colors :)

[nancy littrell]

Your little birdies are so cute and sing beautifully :-) I can just hear them! Love your spellbinders label die, main image layout and beautiful DP's. TFS I can not wait for more bird cards :-)

[Rose Ann]

I love your sweet songbirds, Leslie...and the papers are so pretty and cheerful!! I love the pretty edges, and label you've made using the new dies as well!!

[Betty]

This is so gorgeous, Leslie! Your coloring and detailing are fabulous! I am glad you used this die cut with another sentiment. I wanted to see how they worked with other images. I may need to get it! Enjoy the time off from work. I know what you mean about enough chocolate to go around. I feel like I have been in a chocolate haze for four days.

[Lynette]

So beautiful and cheery, Leslie! It's perfect for a December bithday - with the "joyful" on it:) I'm glad you had a good Christmas, and I hope you continue to enjoy the rest of your time off!

[Cynthia]

Hi Leslie! What a beautiful cheery post Christmas card...love the color scheme..so bright and cheery on a snowy winter day....glad you are enjoying yourself and Merry Post Christmas to you! You need some relaxation girl! Love ya!

[Michele]

This is such a sweet card! So springlike!

[Stacy aka Twinshappy SCS]

Very cheery and springy. Cute birds, great papers and layout. Enjoying the stamping time I see... glad you have a few extra days off to the end of the year! Hugs...