Wordbird's Nest

Craft Festivals and Spring Cards

As excited as I was to have some early warm weather… I’m wishing for it to cool down a bit! Such a warm winter here in NW Florida. Any how… time for craft festivals and spring cards. In fact I've been crafting like a crazy person getting ready for my first craft fest of the year which is next week end. 

So, here is a totally non- wintery card and note book set.  My Wordbirds are perfect for Spring! I love opening the digi image in Photoshop and “filling” their wings and bodies with colors and patterns. I enjoy printing these birdies on an assorted array of papers such as watercolor, cryogen white, and heavy weight card stocks.

Today I’ve printed my digi image on a digital paper called Pure White Gloss (card) and watercolor paper for the post-it note book.

 Pure White Gloss from The PaperTemptress store is the same paper that most of your favorite high end glossy magazines are printed on. I love this text weight glossy paper for printing my birds! My card, post-it note cover and skinny notepad holder  feature Pop Tones in in orange fizz and hot fudge. Gotta love the names of the Pop Tones card stock…yum. 

These projects are very clean and simple, yet the contrasting textures add such a nice touch. I’m enjoying experimenting with all the lovely papers to be found at the PaperTemptress store. You can order most of these specialty papers in very small  quantities if you choose. Isn’t that such a nice way to try them out before investing in a whole pack?!

Stop by and try some of  those fabulous papers and card stock. And don’t forget to check out the beautiful ribbons too!  ;D

 

My Wish for You

Here's a little wish for you...  ;D

 

Paper: Cryogen White, The PaperTemptress     Clear stamp sentiment: Lovely Birds, The Craft's Meow Patterned Paper (digital): Graphic Patterns: Pixel Works     Twine: The Twinery     ink: Tsukineko      Dies and cutting machine: Spellbinders Paper Arts     Other: ribbon, button and stick pin     

 

The top border is paper pieced in the style of strip quilting I enjoy. This pattern is a Seminole Quilting pattern. Fun and easy.... I'll be doing a tutorial on this soon. ;D

Thank you for stopping in.... 

Print your own...

It all started with the CR84FN Color Challenge... just look at this lovely color combination!

 

I started playing around with some stamps and made a purple butterfly stamped and heat embossed on a scrap of gold pearl linen card stock from The PaperTemptress Store. 

 

Out of the ten tons of designer paper I have I couldn't find just the right paper. I started thinking about all of the digi kits I used to collect when I was scrap booking.

I wanted my paper to have the same beautiful sparkling sheen that the butterfly had. Light bulb moment... (ok so I'm slow! lol) I picked out some digital papers from the The Shabby Princess  then printed them onto a sheet of the same gold pearl linen card stock as the butterfly. I loved the results... I will definitely be playing with my digi papers more often!

 

I love that I can give my patterned digi papers any texture I'd like... glossy, matte, smooth the sky's the limit...especially if you visit The PaperTemptress store. There are so many choices that you definitely need to visit with a nice cup of coffee in hand.  ;D  That's because you'll want to get lost in all of that glorius paper, card stock and ribbon. I think I'll go check it out now...

 

Just a Note

As excited as I was to begin making Christmas cards a few months ago…. I’m ready to get on to other things!

So, here is a totally non-holiday card.  The birds image started as a doodle a few years ago. My hubby said “You should take that to the computer and play with it.”

Hence Wordbirds were born. I love opening the image in Photoshop and “filling” their wings and bodies with colors and patterns. I enjoy printing these birdies on an assorted array of papers such as watercolor, Cryogen White, and heavy weight card stocks.

Today I’ve printed on a digital paper called Pure White Gloss.

 

Pure White Gloss from The Papertemptress store is the same paper that most of your favorite high end glossy magazines are printed on. I love this text weight glossy paper for printing my birds! My card and post-it note cover also feature Recycled Classic Natural. It has such a richly textured surface and takes a rubber stamp image beautifully.

These projects are very clean and simple, yet the contrasting textures add such a nice touch. I’m enjoying experimenting with all the lovely papers to be found at the Papertemptress store. You can order most of these specialty papers in very small quantities if you choose. Isn’t that such a nice way to try them out before investing in a whole pack?!

Stop by and drool over some of  those fabulous papers!  ;D

 

Midnight Madness SketchChallenge MMSC119

This weeks Midnight Madness Sketch...

As always it's your choice make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

Here is my CAS card for the challenge...

This card features Priscillastyles Art Deco Chandelier image. You can find this lovely Chandelier and many other wonderful digi stamps in Pricillastyles store. 

 

(Note: this was supposed to be an auto post set for Tuesday! Arrrrgh ... Obviously it didn't post so I'm very late with this weeks Midnight Madness sketch Challenge but I hope you'll get a chance to play... stop by and check out the fab prizes for this challenge!)

 

Better late than never! LOL