Monday, January 21, 2013

Five Little Birdies

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"Five little birdies, flying around our door. The blue one flew away and then there were four.
Four little birdies sitting in a tree. The yellow one flew away and then there were three.
Three little birdies didn't know what to do. So the red one flew away and there there were two.
Two little birdies sitting in the sun. The brown one flew away and then there was one.
The little green birdie felt so all alone. She flew away and then there was none.
Later on that very day, five little birdies came back to play."

The Craft's Meow

It's release day at The Craft's Meow! We are celebrating with a blog hop. You should have arrived from Julie Ranae's blog.


My card features the woodgrain bird and sentiment from Lark Additions. I stamped the bird multiple times in different colors and shades of ink, however I used the backside of the stamp for a solid impression. Lark Additions compliments Happy as a Lark, and is the free gift at  The Craft's Meow with a $50 purchase this month.


Today's Tip: Affix your stamp on your acrylic block with the design facing inward, and ink up the back for a completely different look.


The entire January Release from The Craft's Meow is up for grabs to one lucky person that leaves a comments on the design team member's blogs today! Your next stop is Lin!




68 comments:

Sandra said...

LOVE THIS! Great idea using the backside ... very nice - thanks for the inspiration!
Sandra ltb

Kelly said...

The line of birdies is so pretty with the varied tones!

Laurel said...

Pretty card, love the yellow base!

Sherry Eckblad said...

I so love your little stories at the beginning of each of your post.
The card is wonderful especially that woodgrain.

Christy Q @ SchnauzerCrafts Creations said...

Gorgeous and I love the tip about inking up the back - never would thought to do that!

MichelleZ said...

Fantastic!

theresa calderini said...

So natural and lovely! I especially enjoyed the little poem in the beginning, it got me in the right state of mind for better enjoying your card! lol!

Poornima said...

Wow what a card and what an useful tip..thanks a lot for sharing !!

Emily Keaton said...

Karen, your card is so pretty! And I absolutely adore both of your new stamp sets. That bark pattern is genius! And great sentiments throughout, with really lovely fonts. Another slam dunk!

Melanie Ann MacKenzie said...

Really smart and charming. Love the birds. Cheers.

JJ Bolton said...

Love the soft feel of this card! Really, really sweet.

BabyBokChoy said...

What lovely colors!!! I LOOOOOOVE this shade of yellow. The birds are so subtle and beautiful!

Jingle said...

Beautiful card, Karen!

Sue D said...

Great card and thanks for the tip of using the backside of the stamp.

Kailash said...

Pure gorgeousness, love the soft feel to your card!

Annette said...

wow Karen totally gorgeous..I love how you stamped the birds..

Laura Jane said...

BEAUTIFUL repeat stamping!

conil said...

Wow, you card is awesome. Love your use of color and dimensions.

Pat said...

Great stamping--and beautiful colors, too!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Wonderful card. That yellow background really makes the rest of the card pop. TFS

Rosemary said...

beautiful card!

joy said...

Hi, Karen! Your newest stamps are fabulous and I love this post with the poem and your happy little card!

Brandi said...

Wow! Karen this is beautiful!!!

Becky Dunham said...

Darling card Karen! I love your little poem :) I have never tried inking the back side - what an amazing idea!

Larissa Heskett said...

Beautiful Creation!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

Donna Jones said...

Great tip about using the reverse of the stamp, beautiful card too :-)

Divinity said...

this card is cool!

Jay Gee said...

Wow Karen this looks amazing :)

Pat McCleary said...

Beautiful- love the shadows.And really like the idea of using the back of the stamp.

Lisa said...

This just makes my heart SING! Really special card Karen and your new samps sets are the bomb! Congrats ;)

Lynn said...

Oh I am so happy I'm getting these sets...your card today is perfection. I love the subtle color differences on the birds.

Marlena M. said...

Fantastic look Karen~I love the multi-colored birds!

PJ said...

Love your birds!

Trinh said...

Pretty little birds! I love the variation in the colors of the birds.

Pam B said...

Love the five little birdies - thank you for sharing.

Cil A. said...

I love this look!

Emily H said...

This is so cool! Thanks for sharing!

Laura B. said...

Gorgeous stamping of the birds!

Jen W. said...

Gorgeous! Love the shadow stamping and fabulous colours popping off of that yellow card! And the back of that stamp gives such a great image!

Mary-Anne V said...

Great set you designed...love the colourful birds.

Alice Wertz said...

love the line of colorful birds and congrats on two beautiful stamp sets, Karen! love this pretty card and really like the Tip feature. thanks so much for sharing and i am heading over to see the new release! =)

yyam said...

So pretty. I really love the stamping here.

yyam said...

So pretty. I really love the stamping here.

Miriam Prantner said...

This is so pretty! I love the stamping of the birds and the great woodgrain embossing, beautiful!

June@I will craft said...

What an innovative way to get a solid image - must try this sometime.

Jackie said...

Clever little story for your adorable birdies! Very nice card!

craftymom205 said...

Great card.

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Big Mamma~ a.k.a. Mary S said...

Great idea on using the bird stamp. Love it.

Mrs. Kenco said...

Wow! Multiple bird images in multi colors. Too cool!

Sue Bridges said...

Great idea with the bird stamp!

Pam said...

Great card! Thanks for the cool tip.

Leanne said...

Great card & stamp set too.

My Consistently Inconsistent Life said...

Oh my goodness! I love everything about this card! Great idea to turn the stamp around! I'm not sure I would have thought that! And stamping it in different colors! I just love it!

lostinpaper said...

Great use of your stamps to achieve a totally different look, and how totally fabulous it is!

Brenda said...

Fabulous tip! Love the Lark Additions set. So versatile! Your card is so serene with all those birds in soft colors lined up in a row. I plan on sharing that fingerplay (at work) with the children who come to story time.

Misty said...

The BACK side! How amazing! I never thought to do that.
Hummer Hugs,
Misty
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Julie S. said...

Thanks for the tip !! What a great idea ! Your card is lovely . TFS .

Tricia said...

Great idea, Karen, and beautiful card!

Amy#8546(TheTigersHaven) said...

wow...what a neat card. It is so pretty. Love this idea. Thanks so much for sharing with us.

Renee said...

Beautiful card, love the creative stamping and muted colors!!

Donna G. said...

Great card. I love the colors you used.

Virginia L. said...

You design the most beautiful bird cards(and now stamps)!! Love the warm and pretty colors, Karen!

maria f. said...

Wonderful card. Wonderful sets :)

Vera Yates (Ling) said...

Fab card, Karen! I love card with birds. :)

jen said...

Look at those genius stamp sets! So very, very pretty!
xoxo

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

I never think to use the backside!! Thanks for the reminder!!!! Love the row of birdies!!

Barb said...

beautiful

jan said...

Sweet card!