Hello friends! There’s a new Sweet Wishes Birthday Release at Brass and Bliss Craft Company (BBC). It’s filled with all things happy and birthday! We are celebrating today with an Instagram Hop. You can start with me at the top of the designer list for hop stops. You can find my post here, on Instagram. Leave a comment on each stop on the hop, including BBC’s page here for a chance to win. Details are on my Instagram page.  Repost my post or story for more chances to win!

My card features the following new Brass and Bliss Craft Company products:

Sky High Birthday Birds stamps and dies

Sunburst Cover Die

Stitch Dot Nested Arch Dies

All of my cards below measure 5″ X 7″ in size. I use Neenah 80lb cardstock for my card base.

To make this card, I created a template using the Sunburst Cover Die from regular photo paper. I used Distress Oxide Ink in Mustard Seed to blend the color onto a sheet of white cardstock. Using green cardstock, I created two layers of rolling hills. I added Distress Oxide Ink in Rustic Wilderness to the edges of the hills to make the layers stand out and “ground” the land for the bird to rest on. I also hand drew in some tall grasses and spots of darker green to mimic a grassy landscape. Once all the layers were secured in place, I die cut the design down to an arch shape using the Stitch Dot Nested Arch Dies. I used the largest of the arches since my card measures 5″ X 7″ in size. If you are making a smaller card, such as an A2 size, you can scale down using a smaller arch in the nested set.

For the cute birds and the tree from the set, Sky High Birthday Birds stamps and dies, I colored them using the following Copic Sketch Markers:

Birds: B02, B00, C3, C1, E57, E55, R22, R20, YR68, YR15, E57, E55, R00, E50, E51, YR27, YR24

Tree Trunk and leaves: E57, E55, E44, E47, YG67, YG63, YG03

I attached the flying and standing birds using foam tabs to make them stand out. The one in the tree, I simply glued in. The foam tabs make the scene dimensional and more interesting. Lastly, I added the sentiments from the same bird set to complete the look.

I have 9 more cards to share featuring this release so keep watching here and on my Instagram page for more fun birthday card ideas! Thanks for stopping by today. If you wan to see more ideas and inspiration from me, subscribe to my blog, BobbiHartDesign.com. I’ll send you updates on new posts! You can also find me on Instagram as @BobbiHartDesign and on Facebook as BobbiHartDesign.