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Creative Prompts Free As A Bird Thank you

October Creative Prompt: Thank You (Free As A Bird)

by Kylie October 1, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, welcome to our Creative Prompt for October 2021. I’d love for you to play along with me.

How to join in…

I’ve created a thread on my Stampers Workshop Facebook page (it is pinned to the top of the page so you can always find it). I’d like to invite anyone who wants to share their take on the challenge to do so in the comments section of that post. You don’t need your own blog, just upload a photograph of your card directly into the comments. Please upload photographs only. Do not link to other blogs or websites. Regrettably, these will be removed. My hope is these Creative Prompts will inspire and challenge us all to create. I also hope that by sharing we can comment, support and encourage each other. I do hope you’ll join me.

Here’s the Creative Prompt…

I love this sketch design and it is one I have turned to again and again over many years. It is a very basic design but it always seems to work. I hope you’ll use it and love it too.

For my card, I decided to go with a rather simple and elegant design. The pretty birds on a branch from the Free As a Bird stamp set were calling my name to create with again. I stamped them in Tuxedo Black Memento on Basic White cardstock and then coloured them with Stampin’ Blends. This panel was then die-cut with the stitched scalloped die from the Scalloped Contours dies set. I love the frames in this set!

Next up, I created a card base from Thick Basic White cardstock. I adhered a panel of blue striped paper from the You’re A Peach Designer Series Paper pack. Such a pretty paper! I didn’t want the stripe across the middle of the card to be too distracting so decided to use some Vellum. It still looked a little plain so I ran it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine in the Timber 3D Embossing Folder. I thought the tree texture would tie in nicely with the birds sitting on a branch look.

The sentiment was white heat embossed on a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock. This was die-cut using one of the dies from the Stitched So Sweetly die set – another of my go-to dies!

In assembling the card I popped up the centre panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a box of white Baker’s Twine and some clear epoxy dots. In case you were wondering, yes, I definitely did add a little shimmer to the card with some Wink of Stella.

Here’s the card…

If you are inspired by this Creative Prompt please pop on over to my Facebook page and share your card in the comment thread. I’ve pinned the prompt at the top of the page so it is easy to find. I respectfully ask that you only post a picture of your card and do not post to external sites.

I can’t wait to see what you all come up with! It’s such a fun sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set, die set, etc, also comes as a part of a bundle or suite, I link to all so that you have choices. I also link refills and basic supplies like adhesives which correspond with items used to make my projects. These links take you to my online store.

October 1, 2021 0 comment

Free As A Bird Thank you

Thank you (Free as a Bird)

by Kylie March 24, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing another pretty and simple card using the fabulous Free as a Bird stamp set. One of the things I love about this stamp set is that you can actually colour it in a simple way and it still looks lovely. If you are fabulous at blending colours you can go to town with colour combinations. If you are a little less confident in that arena it doesn’t matter! Simply add some Smoky Slate to the birds, and some Pool Party around the edges and the birds will POP!

I also created the linen look with this panel as I love that textured look at the moment. All you need to do is place the coloured and die cut panel into the Subtle Embossing Folder and run it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine. Rotate the panel 90° and place it back in the folder. Run it through the die-cutting machine again. Easy!

The completed panel was popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals and added to a card base I had matted with the fabulous True Love Designer Series Paper! Gosh, I love that pack of paper! It’s good for every occasion!

I love making cards like this. They look like they take ages but they are surprisingly quick and easy to put together! I love the effect too and my recipients always seem to enjoy them too.

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March 24, 2021 0 comment

Free As A Bird Thank you Well Written

Thanks (Free as a Bird)

by Kylie March 19, 2021

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a really sweet card using the beautiful Free as a Bird stamp set. This has been one of my favourite stamp sets and I hadn’t used it for a while. Of course, now I cannot stop creating with it! The cute birds are so fun to colour.

For the colouring, I used Stampin’ Blends for most of the image. As there aren’t Blushing Bride Stampin’ Blends markers in the range currently, I used the Stampin’ Write marker instead as I wanted their little chests and the flowers to match my cardstock. I simply scribbled some of the Blushing Bride on an acrylic block and then used a Water Painter to pick up the colour. This technique enabled me to add a light wash of colour. So pretty! For the flowers, I coloured directly onto the cardstock.

To create the textured look on the image, I placed the coloured and die cut panel into the Subtle Embossing Folder and ran it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine. I then removed the panel, rotated it 90° and placed it back in the folder and ran it through the die-cutting machine again. It gave the panel a real linen effect!

While the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine was out, I embossed a panel of Blushing Bride cardstock with the Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder. This is such a gorgeous embossing folder! I wanted to highlight the design so very gently tapped the Whisper White Pigment Ink on the cardstock. As this ink is a pigment you *may* need to heat set it but otherwise make sure it is dry before handling it too much.

For the sentiment, I decided to use the “thanks” die from the Well Written die set. This is such a great die set as it has so many different sentiments you can use. I wanted to make the die POP so I added some Foam Adhesive before I die cut the word. So much easier to add adhesive before you die cut when working with fiddly dies. You can see that the sentiment actually overhangs my stamped panel. I simply die cut the end part of the word again and attached this to the full word. Now it is even across the cardstock.

Isn’t this a pretty card? I love the technique of adding Whisper White ink to the embossed panel. I hadn’t done it in AGES but you know I am definitely going to do this again soon. Have you done this before? I hope you’ll give it a go!

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March 19, 2021 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Free As A Bird Happy Birthday Itty Bitty Greetings

Your friendship means the world to me (Free As A Bird)

by Kylie October 18, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, the Free As A Bird stamp set remains one of my favourites at the moment. I really love colouring the images and playing around with different colour combinations. I was flicking through the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue and saw a card example (page 190) which looked so good I had to CASE it (Copy And Share Everything). The designer had stamped directly on to the front of the card base and then cut around the top of the image. In the example, the designer had used an embossing folder to create the background. In the two examples I am sharing today, I’ve used patterned paper.

Here’s the first Card…

The second card I am sharing today is actually the card I made for my Mum for her birthday. She loves blue so I used Balmy Blue patterned paper for the background. I added a die-cut square of cardstock to the inside of the card so I could write my message.

Here’s the Card…

I really love this style of card. I haven’t made anything like this in a long time but hopefully, it won’t be too long before I try it again. It looks so good! I hope you’ll give it a try too.

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set also comes a part of a bundle, I link to all.

October 18, 2019 0 comment

Free As A Bird World Card Making Day

Hello (Free As a Bird) and the Stampin’ Up! World Card Making Day Challenge

by Kylie October 8, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, on World Card Making Day this past Saturday (05 October), Stampin’ Up! set a challenge for all the Demonstrators to actually SEND the cards we make. You can see all the cards people are making and sending if you search #worldcardsendingweek. They also arranged for people to sign up to send to and receive a card from other Demonstrators. I signed up to participate. Today I am sharing two examples of the one card design that I am sending to my fellow Demonstrators.

To create my cards I have used the lovely Free As A Bird stamp set. I have really been enjoying colouring in the birds in this set. I started out with the card design below.

Here’s the Card…

So then I thought I’d love to make a few more cards like this. I stamped, coloured and die cut out multiples of the birds and then I went to my paper bin to grab cardstock to make the card bases. Lo and behold – I’m OUT of Rococo Rose cardstock. Noooooo!!! Needless to say, I have now ordered some replacement cardstock.

Well, necessity is the mother of invention or in this case, flexibility so I grabbed a coloured cardstock which I thought would compliment my coloured panel. I’m so happy with how the Garden Green cardstock looks as the background. I love this green too. Okay, let’s be real, I love pretty much ALL of the colours offered by Stampin’ Up! 🙂

Here’s the Card...

Do you know what else might have looked really good? I think a really soft line of Pool Party around the image! It would have been a little more fiddly but I could have also masked the entire image and then sponged a very LIGHT layer of Pacific Point. Think I’ll have to add both of these to my to-try list.

I really hope the recipients love the card. I’ve mailed them out today because there’s no point making cards if you don’t send (or give them in person) to people. I think a handmade card can really brighten up someone’s day. It certainly brightens my day whenever I receive one.

I’d like to challenge you all to make a card AND send out a card this week. If you do, please let me know as I’ll notify Stampin’ Up! Together we will definitely reach their goal of sending 50,000 cards this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set also comes a part of a bundle, I link to all.

October 8, 2019 0 comment

Clean and Simple Free As A Bird Thank you

Thank You (Free As A Bird)

by Kylie October 2, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a clean and simple card where I am embracing the white space! I know many of us struggle with white space…and I am definitely one of those people! I do keep trying though and every now and again I create a card where I seem to get the balance right. I think this is the one!

You only need a few items to create this card – cardstock, ink, colouring tools, a length of Bakers Twine and your choice of stamp. I’ve used the beautiful birds sitting on a branch from the Free As A Bird stamp set. I love this set! It’s so pretty! It’s also fun to colour. I used Stampin’ Blends but you could use whatever colouring medium you’d prefer.

Here’s the Card…

It is such a simple card and if you love to colour you could easily reproduce it multiple times. I hope you’ll embrace the white space and give it a try!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set also comes a part of a bundle, I link to all.

October 2, 2019 0 comment

Bird Ballad DSP CASE the Catalogue Free As A Bird Thank you

Thanks for being you (Free as a bird / Bird Ballad DSP)

by Kylie September 28, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing a card based on a sample in the current 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue. In the catalogue, the design was actually on the side of a tin and it was so cute I had to adapt it to a regular card. It’s super easy to make and I think it looks pretty cute. I hope you’ll give it a try.

To create the card, all you need is a sheet of patterned paper from the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper and cut it to fit the size of your card base. I allowed for a little border but you could increase or decrease this gap as per your own preference. Next up, I stamped the super cute bird from the Free as a Bird stamp set, along with some leaves. Don’t worry too much about how it will look near the bird’s feet as you will place the sentiment over this area. The sentiment is also from the Free as a Bird stamp set. To add a little more interest to the sentiment, I used the cute flower embellishment from the Bird Ballad Trinkets pack.

Here’s the Card…

It’s super cute, isn’t it? I love the samples in the catalogue. The designers are so talented and inspiring!

The Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper is one of the patterned paper packs included in the current Buy 3, Get 1 Free sale. This sale ends on 30 September.

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set also comes a part of a bundle, I link to all.

September 28, 2019 0 comment

Bird Ballad DSP Designer Series Paper Free As A Bird

Hello (Free as a Bird / Bird Ballad)

by Kylie September 22, 2019

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, with the current Buy 3, Get 1 Free Designer Series Paper sale on (until the end of September), I was inspired to pull out some Designer Series Paper and create with it. I don’t tend to use a lot of patterned paper in my crafting but I LOVE it! The Bird Ballad DSP is gorgeous (and it’s one of the selected paper packs included in the sale) and it was my go-to paper. Often when we use patterned paper we use it as a background and layer other images on top of it. This particular design is so beautiful I felt it really needed to be the main feature.

Here’s the Card…

The lovely sentiment comes from the coordinating stamp set Free As A Bird. It’s a fantastic stamp set and I am definitely going to be using it again soon.

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes as a bundle, I will link to this too. I will also link to refills as we often need these.

September 22, 2019 0 comment