2 posts tagged “birdcage”
If you're like me and took a break from stamping, sometimes it's hard to get the ideas rolling so freely and readily. In those instances, it's good to blog hop and get inspired. If you need a jumping off point, a card sketch is a good place to start. I found 2 card sketches on Heather's blog that I wanted to play around with.....
I just ordered some CS and paper from the Miss Moxie collection and wanted to play with it (I did add the green from my scrap pile. I don't usually work a lot with warm colors (especially orange) but I think the colors in the Miss Moxie palette go quite nicely together. After stamping the bird, I felt like there was too great an expanse of white, so I used my stamp pads directly on the paper to give it a more distressed feel.
Recipe:
CS: Miss Moxie CS coordinates (plus a green scrap) (TAC)
Papers: from the Miss Moxie Collection (TAC)
Stamps: Birdcage, sentiment from the Natural Hope stamp set (all TAC)
Ink: Palette: Moulin Rouge, Lamour Red, Chartreuse, and Paris Lights
Other: Ribbon, Mini brads
I bought this set out of the new Serendipity Magalogue and couldn't wait to play with it. I wasn't sure about coloring this birdcage so I went with paper piecing instead. If you're not familiar, this is what you do: Stamp birdcage on tan CS. Also stamp birdcage on patterned paper and on light plum. Cut out the areas you would like in pattern and in plum and glue to original image on the tan CS. I really like this technique when I'm using a stamp featuring a character or animal in clothing. It's so easy to give them designer clothing.
Recipe:
CS: Juliette CS coordinates in 2 shades of plum and tan (TAC)
Papers: from the Juliette Soar with it Collection (TAC)
Stamps: Birdcage
Ink: Palette Noir and Versamagic eggplant
Other: Ribbon, circle punch
