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I love birds.  I don't want to own any.  I just like them in my backyard.

side story:  I once owned a canary.  Lovely bird.  At the same time I also owned a cat.  Lets just say the poor bird's cage had so much duct tape on it because the cat would jump from the counter to the cage and it would fall down and crack.  How that bird survived I'll never know.  We ended up finding him a new home.......with no cats.  

18 made me a ceramic bird house for Mother's Day and I would love to put it out but I'm afraid the cat would kill any little birdies that she finds.  She is an excellent mouser, grasshopperer and lizarder.  Catching a tasty bird would just be extra yummy.

So I was still trying to get a thank you card made (no such luck yet) and made this card instead.  I had the base laying on my desk from a failed attempt at something else and reasoned that I needed to get it off the desk before I made the thank you.  Sounds logical right?

Ready?

For the Birds.  Crumb cake and watercolor paper.  Marina mist, soft suede, real red, black Stazon and sahara sand inks.  Big shot, labels framelits, bakers twine, Aquapainter,  wood button, chevron embossing folder.

Isn't she/he cute?  I should have made him look like a canary.  Next time. 

Its not often (like never) that I do a one layer card.  It just seemed to work though. 

See the shape of the die cut.  That is my Groovy Square.  You can see here how to do it. 

See that button?  That is one of the new buttons in the catalog.  They are wood and you get 3 differnent styles. 

I've been loving the watercoloring lately.  I use my Aquapainter and the smooshed ink from the lids. 

I like this design.  I might try it with the Christmas bird too. 


Alrighty then, school has started here.  The big kids start on Monday but Grace started this week. 

My big 6th grader/middle schooler.  I can hardly believe it.  So far she has thoroughly enjoyed it.  So far.  I know that won't last. 

T-minus 36 hours before I willingly move 18 out.  The Hubs has informed me that if I cry all the way back home that I'm not allowed to go.  Or he'll tie me to the roof rack.  Such a swell guy. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and hanging out. 

Blessings, b.

Greetings.............

...........from the surface of the sun.

I know, every year about this time I start whining about the heat.  But, OMG! it is so stinking hot here. 

Lets just say..........I truly love air conditioning.  I would marry it.  It just makes life better.  Except when the electric bill comes around, then I want a divorce. 

So I needed to make some Thank Yous and sat down with the new set, For the Birds.  Such a cute set. 

Problem is, it didn't come out a Thank You.  If I was smart I guess I would start planning for Christmas.

For the Birds.  Wild wasabi and watercolor paper.  Riding hood red, marina mist, wild wasabi, lucky limeade, crumb cake and black Stazon inks.  Aquapainter, cherry cobbler twine, neutrals buttons, black journaler and dimensionals. 

Merry Christmas!  Isn't this little bird just so cute?  And he is bringing you an ornament.  How thoughtful! 

The base is Wild Wasabi but it looks so washed out here.  But it is, trust me.

I love this Baker's Twine.  This makes me think of candy canes.

Speaking of the Baker's Twine, look what I made.  The twine comes wrapped around a card.  But then you get bends or folds in the twine.  See that end on the chocolate chip piece?  I don't like those folds.  So I took a toilet paper tube, covered it in DSP, wrapped my twine around it and cut a slit into the end of the tube to secure the twine.  No more bended/folded twine!   Yes, sometimes I have good ideas.

Hello little birdie!  I used a glitter gel pen for the ornament.  Gives it a little sparkle. 

I drew a line around the border just to finish it off.  This was easy enough to make.  I don't send out very many cards at Christmas so I could probably mass produce these.  We'll see. 


Alrighty then.  I spent a good hour or so in the morning yesterday, mourning over the fact that 18 will only live permanently in this house for a few more days.  Once she makes that first step out the door to live somewhere else, it will never ever be the same.  My heart will be fully shattered by next weekend I'm sure. 

So pray for me that I don't totally freak out and refuse to leave her dorm room. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and holding my hand.

Blessings, b.