Sweet birds

 

These are supposed to be mourning doves -- I know, their necks are too thick, but this is the bird die I have, so roll with it. To create this scene, I die-cut the birds from a snippet of light gray card stock and die-cut the light blue circle from another snippet. (You can see the leftovers in the photo to the right, along with the last bit of the patterned paper snippet I used.) Among my envelopes full of shapes I've already die-cut I found some greenery and another, larger dark blue circle that worked well to frame the circle and create a little scene with the birds.

The patterned paper is an ancient piece from Anna Griffin -- I remember loving it when I first got it, and I was happy to stumble upon what's probably the last snippet I have of it.

The theme for Die Cut Divas this month is "your favorite die cut shapes." While I have many dies I like of all shapes, I have to say the circle is by far the most generally usable and versatile shape. I'm pretty sure the first dies I purchased were nesting circles, and I still use them regularly. I really like the stitched look, so this stitched circle is also one of my faves.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Die-Cut Divas -- favorite die cut shape

Snippets Playground #483-- Use snippets

Word Art Wednesday #653 -- anything goes

 Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2425 -- anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore #124 -- anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- anything goes

Flowery minislimline

 I haven't been feeling creative lately, and sometimes I find that entering a challenge will give me the inspiration I need to make something. I find the push with the Double Trouble challenge to make a mini slimline care (something I rarely do) and use a floral image (something I like to do).

I chose an autumny-looking image from From the Heart (It has oak leaves and acorns), and  found a snippet of patterned paper that could provide some ideas for colors (since I knew I wanted a purple flower). The flowers are colored in pencils, and the panel was edged with lavender ink. Lavender baker's twine is wrapped the panel, which is popped up  at a slight angle on the patterned panel, which also is edged in lavender. For a little sparkle, there are three clear sequins on the bottom part of the card and three clear sequins on the top part.

This card is being entered in these challenges:

Double Trouble #169 -- slimline, flowers, partner site

Ellibelle's I Spy with My Little Eye #16 -- Something blooming lovely

Snippets Playground #482 -- use snippets

Pattie's Creations #219 -- use an image

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2424 -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #653 -- anything goes