Winter is a great time to think ahead to Spring, and that's what I've been doing lately. Unfortunately, in North Carolina, Spring turns much too quickly into Summer, but I still LOVE all things about that season (except pollen). On a really cold day recently, with a little icy snow lingering in the cold shadows, I decided to make a handful of cards using Stampin' Up!'s "Garden Birdhouses" stamp set. I colored the birdhouses (and birds) with Stampin' Blends, which are too fun and easy to use.
I've said it before, but my favorite thing about the Stampin' Blends markers is that you don't need any charts or education to know what blends with what--I love that! To create the background for my birdhouses, I used Blending Brushes with Balmy Blue and Pear Pizzazz inks and then stamped the images. On a scrap of paper, I used the brushes again before stamping the sentiment. I thought that turned out to be a really nice touch! Following are a couple more pictures of the cards I created:
I brushed the middle birdhouses with Wink of Stella.
I had fun using different colors for the birdhouses.
All in all, just sweet little "thinking of you" cards.
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