I am getting ready for Mother’s Day and am so excited about this whimsical yet elegant card. I used Altenew’s Bird of the Woods layering stamp and dies.

I used an assembly line method which I write about below. For my Mother’s Day card I used the following:

• Bird of the Woods Bundle
• Majestic 3 D Embossing Folder (I used Neenah 80 lb. cardstock to emboss)
• 48 Ink Cube Set

My Process:

• I wanted to make a bunch of cards so I set up an assembly line. I cut cardstock panels to fit in my Misti Stamping Tool and stamped one bird on the left, rotated the panel upside down, reinserted the panel and then stamped a second bird on the clean half.
• I stamped my outlines with Pigment Ink for a nice dark outline and let them dry overnight so there was no risk of smearing. You could also heat set to speed up the process.
• I then positioned the layering stamps in two Mistis. I was careful to line up the stamps so I could then stamp quickly. I put the first layering stamp on the left in Misti 1, the second layering stamp went on the right in Misti 1 and the third layer went in Misti #2. This way I was able to stamp all the cards in assembly line fashion.
• I repeated this technique with the two layering stamps for the bird’s head.

While I had my supplies out, I made a companion birthday card.

• Colors used for stamping the birthday card: Peach Perfect, Orange Crush, Brown Paper Bag, Mountain Mist, Volcano Lake.
• I made a sparkly custom background by mixing Volcano Lake ink with Shimmer Spray. I applied three layers to wet watercolor paper. You can’t see the shimmer in the photos but it is beautiful in person.
• Altenew Essential Sentiment Strips

I have a blog post with two other bird cards HERE.

I am so glad that you stopped by!

Karen