Sweet Birthday Birdies
Sweet Birthday Birdies

Instructions:
Cut a piece of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper 10” x 7”, score at 5” along the long side and fold to create a base card of 5” x 7”. Cut a piece of silver cardstock 5” x 7” and adhere to the front of the card. Cut a piece of green pattern paper 4 7/8” x 6 5/8” and adhere to the front of the silver cardstock.
Cut a piece of light pattern paper using the No. 1 die from the HCD2-7338 Lattice Flourish Gateway Die. Die cut a decorative frame and gate using the dies from the HCD2-7338 Lattice Flourish Gateway Die out of Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper. Die cut the top half of the frame out of silver cardstock, trim and adhere behind the white decorative frame slightly offsetting the silver. Add Frosting Powder to the frame and also the gate using Dries Clear glue and adhere to the background paper and then adhere to the front of the card. Add a silver inlay at the top of the frame. Add the gate to the frame using foam strips.
Stamp the accent images from the HCPC-31022 Iris Garden Accents Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour the images with Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. Add 3D Crystal Lacquer to the iris images.
Stamp the bucket image from the HCPC-3964 Rustic Sunflower Bucket Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour the images with Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating die. Cut a slit along the edge of the bucket and add the irises inside the bucket and then adhere the bucket to the front of the card as shown.
Adhere the birdhouse to the right above the gate using foam squares. Add Purple Flower Pearls and I Cannot Tell a Lilac Prills to the flower accents and then adhere around the iris flowers. Add the leaves around the bucket as shown.
Stamp the bird images from the HCPC-3956 Birdhouse and Trellis Cling Stamp Set in Jet Black ink on Iris cardstock. Colour the images with Zig Clean Colour Real Brush Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. Adhere the birds on the birdhouse, bucket and around the bucket as shown with small foam squares.
Stamp the small butterfly images from the HCPC-3953 Small Floral Butterfly Cling Stamp in Versamark Ink on vellum and heat emboss with silver embossing powder. Die cut with the coordinating dies and adhere the butterflies on the card as shown.
To finish, add some pale blue iridescent gems to the butterfly body.
Other Products: Iris cardstock, foam squares, Dress My Craft Purple Pearls, Ranger Silver Embossing Powder, Pink Fresh Studio Jewels - Glacier, Versamark ink