Made by *B*

I just realized I have been bird crazy recently!! I think it is because I am really enjoying the Branch Out and Bird on a Branch sets from the new catalog and they seem to lend themselves to so many colors and styles.

This card is a bit more vintage and I pulled out some retired ribbons to add different textures.  It is made for the Mojo Monday sketch and I was pretty happy with the end result.

 The card base is Baja Breeze layered with Chocolate Chip. The striped paper is from the new SU! textured paper called Parisian Breeze-it really is so nice to work with! If you look closely you can FAINTLY see a diamond texture on the stripes. I ran the designer paper through my Big Shot with the diamond texture plate and sanded it. Since the base color is white it adds a super subtle texture!

The main images are the branches from Bird on a Branch stamped in Choc. Chip ink and the bird and flowers stamped in Baja Breeze. I did not stamp the 2 layered panels at the same time, but when I went to adhere it I realized the branch patterns matched up really well-Happy accident!

The horizontal ribbon is from the old SU! “Flirty” ribbon pack. I only have that blue velevet left from it and it seemed like a perfect match with this card. The button is a clear SU! button I sanded down on the back side to add so it was not totally clear and I added a knot of Chocolate satin ribbon (this is my fave SU! ribbon of all time!) with a mini  glue dot. In the back is a punch made using the Boho Blossoms punch out of some textured Parisian Breeze scrap I had on my stamp desk.

The scallops are made using the SU! scallop punch and punched in Baja Breeze and Choc Chip, layered onto Choc. Chip and the main bird is on white paper and punched out using the 1 1/4″ punch.

The scallop layer that goes horizontally across is from the holiday dsp called “Ski Slope” which has beautiful reds, blues, and browns in it.

Thansk for looking!

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