Bird and Flowers card | Polkadoodles

Hello everyone!

It’s time again for a new challenge on the Polkadoodles challenge blog. This time, we as a design team were asked to create something with the theme “Birds and Flowers”. I chose the digital stamp “Love bird Rose Flowers.

This stamp, sentiment and digital paper are from the Valentine’s set. But you can also use it for other occasions. I would sent this card to someone who could use some love, and not just for valentine.

Let’s get started.

Measurements:

• The base card measures 10,5 centimeters by 15 centimeters. To make the base yourself, you will need a piece of white card stock measuring 15 centimeters by 21 centimeters. Score at the long side at 10,5 centimeters.
• A piece of black card stock measuring 10 centimeters by 14,5 centimeters.
• A piece of patterned paper measuring 9,5 centimeters by 14 centimeters.
• A piece of black card stock measuring 8,5 centimeters by 12 centimeters.
• A piece of white card stock to die-cut a triangle frame from.

Below is a list of all the things I used from Polkadoodles with the links.

Digital stamp and coloring.

I printed my digital stamp on DCP paper and colored it with my alcohol markers.

• Bird: Cool Grey 4, Cool Grey 1 and the Colerless blender.
• Beak and legs: Yellow, Dark Yellow and Lemon Yellow.
• Leaves: Forest Green, Grass Green and Weeds Green.
• Flowers: Coral Pink, Warm Coral and Cardinal.
• Hearts: Coral Pink, Cardinal, English Red and Burgundy.

To add some dimension to the image, I created some highlights with my white gel pen. Finally, I put some glitter glue on the heart to give it some shine.

Sentiment

First, I print my sentiment on DCP Paper. I want a banner around it, so I decided to draw the banner around the printed sentiment. I colored it with my alcohol markers using the same colors I used for the hearts. Finally, I put some glitter glue on top of the middle part of the banner to give it some shine.

Assembling the card.

First, I made the frame. I die-cut this with a rectangle die. Behind the frame, I put a piece of white card stock. I wanted some red ink around the bird, so I applied that to the card stock. I glue the frame to the background piece. I glue this to the 8,5 centimeteres by 12 centimeters piece of black card stock.

I put my banner to the bottom of my frame. I want my bird to be on the frame, so I glued him on top of that. I cut a X and a O from the patterned paper and glued that around the bird.

And the card is finished.

Hope you like it. Don’t forget to check out the Polkadoodles Challenge blog to check the creations of the other design team members. And while you’re there, join the challenge. To participate, you don’t have to use Polkadoodles products, and you’ll have a chance to win their products. Hope to see you there.

Happy Crafting!

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

• A Place To Start: Anything goes
• The Paper Funday Challenges: Anything goes + no squares allowed.
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: Birds
• Allsorts challenge blog: Use dies or anything goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge …: Anything goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: Anything goes
• Classic Design Challenge Blog: Anything goes
• Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: Anything goes
• Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: Anything goes + featured critter
• Crafter’s Cafe: Animals
• Crafty Animals: Anything goes but must use an animal.
• Crafting Happiness Challenges: Anything goes

I’m listing the products I used below. I will link them when I can. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support.

Polkadoodles Products used:

Love Bird Rose Flowers

Love Birds Valentine

Love birds Greeting Valentine

Other products used:

• Alcohol markers.
• Glitter glue
• Glue
• White gelpen
• Rectangle die.
• Red ink.