Birds of a Feather…. Flock Together

Birds of a Feather…. Flock Together

Hi Everyone,

Today it is all about colorful birds hanging out in their favorite place… their tree, of course! This card features the Birds of Paradise stamp set by My Favorite Things.

Birds of a Feather card by The Foiled Fox
This card starts with a piece of watercolor paper. I began by stamping a bit of Cracked Pistachio, Peeled Paint and Broken China Distress Oxide ink on a piece of acrylic that I will use as my palette. I liberally spritzed each color with water, then spritzed the panel with water. Next, I splattered Cracked Pistachio and Peeled Paint randomly on the paper, letting it spread and move, then added splashes of Broken China. After the ink was dry, I stenciled on leaves and triangular shapes over the splatters using the same Cracked Pistachio and Peeled Paint, a sponge dauber and the Flower and Leaf stencil. (psst.. all supplies are list below)

Birds of a Feather by The Foiled Fox
Next, I stamped the birds, leaves, and flowers onto Neenah heavy white card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and began coloring with my Copic markers. To color the birds, I first Googled ‘Toucan birds’ so I could see just how they look. This gave me a good reference for colors as I went to town coloring the birds and foliage. A handy guide of the Copic markers used is below.

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The original bird stamps have a branch the birds are sitting on. I decided to make that dimensional so I cut out the paper branch from the birds and replaced it with my own handmade branch that I created by rolling and twisting a strip of white paper, then coloring it with Copic markers to look like a branch.

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To begin assembling the card, I used a piece of Marshmallow Chick card stock and stenciled the edges with Spiced Marmalade distress ink and the My Favorite Things Framework stencil. This panel was then mounted onto a white card base and the watercolor panel positioned and adhered on top using my ATG tape dispenser. The birds, flowers, leaves, and branch were all positioned and attached with glue or foam tape. (Hint: I glued on the branch with the Ultimate Super Glue, this stuff is AWESOME! It really sticks fast and dries clear.)

Birds of a Feather card by The Foiled Fox
The sentiment was stamped onto white cardstock with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Hero Arts Detail Black embossing powder, then cut out with the flag die from the My Favorite Things Blueprint 28 Die-Namics set. Another stitched flag was cut from a teal scrap piece of paper and the ‘leaf’ was hand cut with another green scrap of paper.

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The sentiment and teal flags and leaf were attached and translucent teal resin droplets were added for the finishing touch.

I hope you enjoyed this project. See you real soon.

laurel strand

 

Supply List:

My Favorite Things Birds of Paradise Stamp Set
My
Favorite
Things
Birds of
Paradise
Stamp
Set
Stencil Girl Flower & Leaf Stencil
Stencil
Girl
Flower
& Leaf
Stencil
My Favorite Things Framework Stencil
My
Favorite
Things
Framework
Stencil
My Favorite Things Blueprint 28 Die- Namics Set
My
Favorite
Things
Blueprint
28 Die-
Namics
Set
Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper
Tim Holtz
Watercolor
Paper
Marshmallow Chick Card Stock
Marshmallow
Chick
Card Stock
Neenah 110lb. Solar White card stock
Neenah
110lb.
Solar White
card stock

 

Tim Holtz Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide
Tim
Holtz
Cracked
Pistachio
Distress
Oxide
Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Oxide
Tim
Holtz
Peeled
Paint
Distress
Oxide

 

Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Oxide
Tim
Holtz
Broken
China
Distress
Oxide
Memento Tuxedo Black
Memento
Tuxedo
Black
VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad
VersaMark
Watermark
Ink Pad
BG01 Copic Marker
BG01
Copic
Marker
BG15 Copic Marker
BG15
Copic
Marker
C1 Copic Marker
C1
Copic
Marker

 

C4 Copic Marker
C4
Copic
Marker
C7 Copic
C7
Copic
Copic C9
Copic
C9
E09 Copic Marker
E09
Copic
Marker
E33 Copic Marker
E33
Copic
Marker
E99 Copic
E99
Copic
G05 Copic Marker
G05
Copic
Marker

 

G28 Copic Marker
G28
Copic
Marker
G43 Copic Marker
G43
Copic
Marker
R17 Copic Marker
R17
Copic
Marker
R81 Copic Marker
R81
Copic
Marker
RV04 Copic Marker
RV04
Copic
Marker
Y11 Copic Marker
Y11
Copic
Marker
Y18 Copic Marker
Y18
Copic
Marker
YR04 Copic
YR04
Copic
Sponge Daubers
Sponge
Daubers
Hero Arts Detail Black Embossing Powder
Hero
Arts
Detail
Black
Embossing
Powder
Queen & Co. Teal Resin Droplets
Queen
& Co.
Teal
Resin
Droplets
ATG Tape Gun
ATG
Tape
Gun
Foam Dimensional Tape
Foam
Dimensional
Tape
Ultimate Super Glue
Ultimate
Super
Glue

 

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4 thoughts on “Birds of a Feather…. Flock Together

  1. stunning background!!! It can be used in so many ways. Love that birds face one another. seems like they don’t always. using the stencil to create the panel to mount the card front is a great idea! FUN, FUN, FUN, THANKS so much!!!

  2. Stunning color.. I think I will have to spring for THE New Distress Oxides. They Make a huge difference. Great composition!

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