Nov 10 2009
The Birds - Tutorial #278 and a Blog Candy Winner!
Today’s tutorial has been in my head for a few days. It turned out a little more Hitchcock looking than I had intended, lol. I have a few bird feeders around the house. This project reminds me of what the birds look like when I have not braved the cold to fill the bird feeders. They will just hang out in the trees waiting for me. :) I hope you enjoy this bright project.
Before we start the tutorial I have a couple of announcements to make. I will be teaching my brayer workshops in these two great cities in 2010, Atlanta, Georgia on October 16-17, 2010 and Soledad, California on November 13-14, 2010. Click this link to see where else I will be teaching: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar/
Also, I have a Blog Candy Winner! The winner of this very cute Stampin’ Up! set, Note to Self is. . . . .. … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
Samantha who wrote “Fun blog candy! The best notes I’ve recently received are those from friends wishing me luck on a craft fair. I love my friends!”
Samantha, congratulations! Please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com within 30 days and I will send you this great set.
Thanks to all who played along.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Graveyard Gala and Bird on a Branch |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black and More Mustard |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up! Summer Sun, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Real Red and Basic Black |
| Accessories: Stampin’ Up Big Shot Machine, Tulipe Die Cuts, Stamp-a-ma-jig, sponge and Silver Brads |
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Started with a 2 7/8″ x 4 7/8″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Using just the corner of the Summer Sun ink pad I smeared the ink on the card stock. I kept turning the ink pad different directions so I would get a very streaked look.
Using the corner of a More Mustard ink pad I added a bit of ink, not covering the Summer Sun ink entirely.
Using a corner of a Pumpkin Pie ink pad, added a bit of ink, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.
Using a corner of a Really Rust ink pad, added a bit of ink, not covering the Pumpkin Pie ink entirely.
Lastly added Real Red ink with the corner of the ink pad, not covering the Really Rust ink entirely.
Stamped the branch from the Stampin’ Up! set, Bird on a Branch with Basic Black ink.
Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped the birds with Basic Black ink.
Layered by main image panel with Basic Black and More Mustard panels. Sponged Real Red ink around the edges of the More Mustard Panel.
Cut two Tulipe die Cuts from Basic Black card stock using my Big Shot Machine.
Cut part of the design away.
Glued what was left of the two die cuts on each side of the main image panel.
Added Silver Brads. Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.
I hope you have some time today to get those card ideas you have rolling around in your brain down on paper. 
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . .
Huge Hugs,
Michelle
Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to:
Nashville, Indiana
Portland, Michigan
2010
Dayton, Ohio at Marco Paper
Phoenix, Arizona
Monroe, Louisiana
Jacksonville, Florida
St. Louis, Missouri
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Raleigh, North Carolina
Colleyville, Texas
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Boise area of Meridian, Idaho
Riverside, California (Southern California)
Salem, Oregon
Wheaton, Illinois
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Rockville, Maryland
North Chili, New York (near Rochester)
New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Kenova, West Virginia
Helena, Montana
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Venice, Florida
Grinnell, Iowa
Piedmont, Alabama
Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Atlanta, Georgia
Soledad, California
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WOW! Love those bright colors!
WOWZER, WOWZER!!!! What a card. Love it, love it, love it. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Love visiting your site. Have a great day.
1st Congrats Samantha, you lucky girl!
2nd this is one super cool and spooky background with those crows.
The card is just Fabulous. hugs…
OHMYGOODNESSGRACIOUS! This card is so stunning. I love the contrast between the lavalike oranges and the curves of the black. I can see it in all different colors with all sorts of different stamps. Thank you so much for sharing. Have a beautiful day!
Congrats, Samantha! (I think this is my BFF so I sure hope she’s the lucky winner!!)
Second - that card is stunning and I will admit that Hitchcock’s “The Birds” entered my mind when I first saw it. Love the colors you used and your step by step tutorial as always.
Congratulations Samantha!!! Welcome home Michelle! Awesome tutorial. I’ve got to give this one a go but I’m thinking of changing up the colors. I’ll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the inspiration and thanks for the chance at blog candy. It is fun!
This is just fabulous Michelle! I love the bright colors and the crows are great! Kathy Eddy
Love all your cards!!!! Love the theme of this one! I check your site several times a day to see what you have created!!!!! Fun, fun, fun!!!!!!! I hope to be able to attend a workshop sometime!
First of all, what a lovely card! I tried brayering the other day, and let’s just say I need some more practice! LOL. Second, I’m so excited that I won your give-a-way! I can’t wait to play with it. THANK YOU so much! I’ll send you an e-mail with my address right now
Love you homage to hitchcock and The Birds..hee, I know that’s not what you were trying to portray; the colors are so exciting and passionate. Love it
I saw a new product…at least it’s new to me…the other day. It’s the versamark pad in platinum/iridescent or gold. Now, I imagine there is just of hint of the metallic in the ink, and that it would show up quite nicely when used at a water mark…but how do you think it would work with your type of embossing? Would it lend the iridescence to the colors? I found it at Joann’s, but I just don’t have the moola right now for any new toys and wondered if you had tried it.
Love, love, love this card!!!!!!
Melba
I absolutely love this card. You do some really amazing things. I can hardly wait to be at your class. It is just sooooooooooooooo looooooooooooooooong to wait! LOL!
Beautiful Card - I love those colors! I am an orange/yellow gal.
Wow, great effect. Amazing card.
This is such a WOW card. You are so creative. Never would I think to dream up this design. I am able to see the card you are making in your next brayer workshop. It is beautiful. I would love to be able to do this brayer work. I have tried using the brayer as you describe and it is not coming to me. TFS
omg i love this card so much it is my fave you have ever done i love ravens it reminds me of edgar allen poe the old goth in me love it thaks so much for sharing
What a FANTASTIC card. I’m sure glad you gave us a look of the finished card before going through each step. If I didn’t know better I would NEVER have guessed the finished card came from that (sorry, mess) HA!!! As always, you give me and all the rest of your fans… beauty to admire.
Thanks bunches,
Sandy fr. DBQ