PPA #31--A Little Birdie Told Me Inspiration Card

Wow! It's Thursday again which means it's time to Play at PPA! Please join us. We love to see what you create. This week we have an Inspiration Photo to inspire us. 

I thought this challenge was going to be difficult for me since I am the author of these words in my children's book, Oh, My! Ginny Fry!: First Grade Trouble (which is semi-autobiographical!)--"I don't like birds. I don't like their beaks. I don't like their beady eyes. I don't like their feathers. And, I don't like the sound their wings make when they fly. Birds scare me--even if Rocky [the class bird] is canary yellow. I do like that color crayon." 

But, it turned out that I really enjoyed this challenge. I think that's what challenges are all about. You really never know what is going to inspire you.

Here's the Inspiration Photo:

Can you guess which quadrant my eyes went to immediately? Yup, the lower right-hand corner. I love the golds and greens in the photo.

Here's what I did:

I chose a base of Summer Sun cardstock and layered it with Old Olive cardstock.

I knew exactly which paper I wanted to use from the "Pink Flamingo" DSP--the Summer Sun and Whisper White Floral Pattern. I used my Corner Rounder Punch on two opposite corners of the Old Olive and the DSP and adhered them to my base.

I chose three flowers from the Petal Pizzazz Stamp Set and stamped them in Old Olive onto Whisper White and heat embossed them with clear powder and my heat tool. I then cut out each flower with my Paper Snips. I adhered them to the corner of my card using Snail Adhesive for the big flower and Stampin' Dimensionals for the two smaller ones.

My bird is from the Of the Earth Stamp Set. I stamped the entire stamp using my Versamark pad onto Old Olive and heat embossed it with clear powder and my heat tool. This made the outline of the bird very easy to see. I cut it out as carefully as I could using my paper snips.

I then ran Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock through my Big Shot Die-Cut Machine using my Lots of Tags Sizzlits Die-Cut. I followed the perforated lines on the Whisper White and punched it out. Then I adhered it onto the Old Olive. I stamped "For You" from the Happy Moments Stamp Set in Old Olive using my Stamp-a-ma-jig. At the last moment, I flashed on the idea of threading Linen Thread through the hole I made in the tiny tags with my 1/16" circle punch and stretching it out to reach my tiny bird as though he was flying through the air carrying this message to a special someone. I glued the Linen Thread under the beak of the bird and adhered him sitting on one of the flowers with a Stampin' Dimensional.

I'm growing fonder of birds every moment! My apologies to Rocky! I think you're growing on me! I truly was inspired by this photo and hope you are too. Please join us at Pals Paper Arts. Each week is a very special challenge and, I assure you, all of them are fun.

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Thanks for visiting!

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Petal Pizzazz, Of the Earth, Happy Moments

Inks: Old Olive, Versamark

Cardstock: Summer Sun, Old olive

DSP: Pink Flamingo

Embellishments: Linen Thread

Tools: Corner Rounder Punch; Big Shot Die-Cut Machine; Lots of Tags Sizzlits 4-pack Dies; Stamp-a-ma-jig; SNAIL Adhesive; Stampin' Dimensionals; Versamark; Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool; Paper Snips; 1/16" Circle Punch

Comments

[Kim]

I love your bird tugging on the sentiment - too cute! Great job on the BIRD challenge :)

[Linda Callahan]

Great card - and wonderful lines from your book - made me laugh!

[Mary Fish]

The paper is one of my all time favorites. Pretty take on the inspiration. Hugs, M

[Ann Schach]

Love the colors...and your itty, bitty bird! LOL What wonderful lines from your book! Thanks for sharing that snippet!

[Carla Bazhenow]

So so pretty Gina, love those colors together too. Hugs,

[Patti MacLeith]

Enjoyed the the verses from your book--too cute. Your card is "inspirational", too!!

[Mike]

WOW!!!!! Just when I think you can't top a card - BAM! You do!!! This is totally awesome. LOVE the colors! LOVE the design!!! Great Job!!!
Mike

[Regina (The Stampin' Bean)]

Hi sweet Gina! I laughed out loud about your bird aversion. You managed, despite it, to create a fantastic card. I love everything about it! XO