Hello Sunshine ~ TSOC

Hello sunshine!  There's a new challenge starting over at The Sisterhood of Crafters titled "Smile Like the Sun".  Isn't that a cheerful title?

What could possibly be more cheerful than bluebirds singing in the sunshine?

We've been in our house for 21 years and this is the first winter I've had bluebirds at my suet feeders.  I've enjoyed watching 6-8 at a time too.  They brought sunshine to my cold and dreary winter days and I hope that this card will bring sunshine to whomever it goes too.  

I went a little crazy stamping and coloring these adorable bluebirds from Hello Bluebird Garden Friends.  They seriously have the cutest stamps... 

I think they're swell!  

I gave them a sunny background using a Sun Rays Quilted Card Panel from Frantic Stamper, cut out of yellow cardstock.  I added some Mustard Seed DOX ink to the edges to add a bit of depth.

 

I added a puffy polka dotted vellum cloud and the "Sunshine" sentiment die is an older die from WPLUS9.  I cut it out of yellow cardstock and added some Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade inks to the bottom of the die.  

I hope you'll join in on the fun with this next challenge.  It's sure to brighten your day!  You can find all the details here.

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One Word Sentiment

I recently found a new challenge called the Alphabet Challenge. 

Every other Friday at 9:00 am, they set a new challenge using the letters from the alphabet with a theme for each one.

This week the letter is "O" and it stands for "One Word Sentiment".  Interesting and challenging!  Right?

I pulled out some older stamps and dies for this one.  I feel like I get so caught up in having to have all the newest stamps from so many amazing companies, that I neglect using my older supplies that I've enjoyed in the past. 

So for this card, I used a postage stamp background from PTI and added the "LOVE" die from MFT Stamps, "LOVE Centerpiece" that I cut out of some music print paper that I've had in my stash for a long time.  I decorated each letter using stamps from WPlus9's "Fresh Cut Florals", an old favorite of mine. 

 I hope you like today's card.  I encourage you to pull out some of your older supplies and give them some love.

I'll also be adding this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

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