Framed Birdhouse Birthday - Stampin' Up! Country Birdhouse

   I used a few challenges yesterday to get some ideas flowing and came up with this pink heavy birthday card.  Pink isn't a color that I usually gravitate towards unless the image really calls for it but the just closed Color Hues challenge had brown and pink so it was necessary! And it's alway good to challenge ourselves to use all of our supplies!  I also used the Just Us Girls prompt of "Frame" to add some nice detail to the background behind the birdhouse.

  It's really hard to see in this photo but the background is actually a piece of Country Lace DSP in a very subtle Basic Beige design.  Next the Countryside Corners dies are used to make the frame out of a piece of 2024-2026 In Color DSP in Pretty in Pink.  I love how the birdhouse fits just perfectly inside the shape.

  I used a bit of Country Woods DSP to cut out the birdhouse and added the details in Crumb Cake (with the edges sponged with Crumb Cake ink) and Basic White scallop trim.  

  In their weekly demonstrator newsletter yesterday Stampin' Up! reminded me of the "no line coloring" technique so I used that for the flower clusters.  I stamped the flowers in stamped off once Crumb Cake and then colored with Blends. The idea being that you end up not seeing the inked outline very much.  I'm not an especially good color-er so I'm not sure this is the best example of the technique but overall the flowers are acceptable lol!

  I added a die cut Flirty Flamingo bow to the top of the birdhouse and the sentiment at the bottom stamped in Flirty Flamingo.  Swap out any other sentiment for a great all occasion design.

 A few sparkly faceted gems are added for even more pink.  These are retired and are listed as Calypso Coral but they definitely read more pink to me so work well on this project.  Don't let the listed color keep you from using an embellishment if it matches!

  All of the current supplies used to create this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  The Country Woods DSP and Country Lace DSP are both currently on sale until the end of August.  Don't wait to order your packs!

  Thanks for looking! Did you stamp today?

Stamps: Country Birdhouse

Ink: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo

Blends: Flirty Flamingo light & dark, Pretty in Pink light & dark, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight dark

Paper: Country Lace DSP, Country Woods DSP, Crumb Cake, Basic White, 2024-2026 In Color DSP, Flirty Flamingo

Accessories: Country Birdhouse dies, Countryside Corners dies, dimensionals, circle punch, Fine Sparkle adhesive-backed gems (retired)