Dad you are the best ...

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My Dad loves all the garden birds that visit and feeds them a banquet every day!  I’m quite pleased how this card turned out ... all ready for Father's Day on Sunday.



I took a picture of all the elements before deciding how to place them, they are stamped, coloured with promarkers and hand cut.  I've shaped the blue tit, bullfinch and yellow flower buds adding silicone glue underneath for dimension.  Just the birdhouse & sentiment were raised on thin foam pads.

To achieve the blue panel layer I dry embossed a flagstone stencil then dragged two shades of blue ink pads over it so the colours just caught in certain places.  The second branch was snipped into pieces so they could fill any gaps.

The layout was inspired by a sketch I created for a challenge over on docrafts with friends/members so I thought I would include a picture of that too.  The triangle shape is represented by the two birds & foliage with your eye following the angle of the branch up behind the birdhouse.

 I've used - 5x7 white card blank
RSPB British Garden Birds stamp set - issue 187 SC&P mag
Promarkers; Woodware flagstones stencil
Ink pads - tumbled glass DI, stonewashed Adirondack
Mag freebie patterned paper & sentiment; Sue Wilson tiny bird die



I'd love to enter these challenges -

Cardz 4 Guyz  Challenge #221 Father's Day
Watercooler Wednesday  WWC225 - Donna's "All About Occasions" Challenge
Try it on Tuesday  It's a Man's World
Addicted to Stamps  Challenge #175 For a Boy/Man

Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. Cath WilsonThursday, 13 June, 2019

    What a wonderful card, celebrating our gorgeous birds as well as your Dad...love this. Great to see so much fussy cutting, too - so well done. I'm so pleased your joined our 'It's a Man's World' challenge at Try it on Tuesday. Thank you.
    Cath x

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  2. Anne (cornucopia)Friday, 14 June, 2019

    Fantastic card.

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  3. EmmaTSaturday, 15 June, 2019

    This is gorgeous Steph, perfect for any of us garden bird fanatics, love your 'flagstone' background and brilliant layout for the sketch. I bet your dad loves it as its so personal to him. Emmax

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  4. MeggymaySaturday, 15 June, 2019

    A fantastic card and design. Thank you for joining our theme at Try it on Tuesdays.
    Yvonne

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  5. Dawn PhillipsSunday, 16 June, 2019

    This is brilliant. It has my dad written all over it. He loves to watch the birds. Thanks for joining us at Cardz4guyz. Love Dawn x

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  6. Dawn TMonday, 17 June, 2019

    A fabulous card. Love your little scene. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

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  7. RikeThursday, 20 June, 2019

    A wonderful creative Father's Day card!
    Wish you a happy day! Rike

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  8. Mrs.BThursday, 20 June, 2019

    A great card, and a lovely design with those pretty elements.
    Thanks for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesday
    Avril x

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