Saturday, April 2, 2011

Easter Blue Birds


Easter will be here before we know it. I really don't send out but a couple of Easter cards every year, but I do enjoy making them. Aren't these just the cutest little birds! I found out how to do them over at Jean's blog - Stampin Cos It's Fun. Of course I like her card better than mine but at least I found out how to make these cute little critters. Check out her card and instructions, but basically you use a 3/4 inch punch, and the Bird punch from SU. I hand drew the feet and just made the beaks and eyes with "whatever"! The sentiment is from Well Scripted (SU). Let's see....I also used the Square Lattice die, some Nesties, the Bow-Easy, and ribbon. The paper I used was Pacific Point (again), Bashful Blue, White, and some unknown DP.

This is for the challenge over at Skipping Stones Design....sketch. Be sure and check it out if you get a chance.

While you're reading this, I'll be cuddling my new granddaughter, Madeline! My son and his wife had Madeline in February and this will be the first chance I've had to see her! I'm very excited about this - as if you couldn't tell!

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend and I'll be back on Monday.

Oh and one last comment here.............Today is BONI BOUTELLE'S BIRTHDAY!!!!! Happy Birthday Boni! Boni is the head honcho over at Dude Time Doodles. She has wonderful images and just is a joy to work with.

Thanks for stopping by....................

Lynn

25 comments:

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

Love it!! Such a great color blue! Love those birds too!!

Enjoy Madeline's visit!!!
Maria

Tammy said...

Ah, lucky you holding Madeline! Bless you both.

Love this card, wonderful textured background and fabulous shade of blue.

Marilyn said...

Your card is lovely Lynn... the designer paper with the blue is perfect & those birds are so cute! Have a great weekend with Madeline!

Faye said...

What a refreshing colour combo, how nice to see some blue! I think this card is fab. Have a great weekend. x

~amy~ said...

sooooo TWEET! Thanks for playing with us at Skipping Stones Design!

Monica said...

AWESOME birds... so very cute and cuddly. LOVE your card as ever, Lynn. The DP is lovely - serene looking card.

xxx Monica

Barb Turpin said...

What a cute little Easter card...Thanks for playing along with Skipping Stones Design Sketch Tuesday.

McCrafty's Cards said...

Gorgeous card Lynn, I love the colours you have used and the sweet birds.
Kevin xx

Kathy and Lucky said...

I hope you are having a great time with your new little granddaughter and family!!! Your card is adorable and I am so happy to see you back and crafting, which hopefully means you feel better.

Erum Tasneem said...

wow Lynn this is super! LOVE the colours. You can enter this at Gingerloft too. We have "Got the blues" challenge this week.

Lynn McAuley said...

These little blue birds are the cutest EVER!! Great Easter card, Lynn!

Alissa said...

This card is soooooooooooooooooooo pretty Lynn!!!!!!

NanaConnie said...

How exciting that you get to see the new granddaughter! Nothing like babies to make us all gooey inside! Love the little birds! Will have to try those. Great Easter card!

Brenda said...

adorable!! Love those little birds! Thanks for playing along at SSD!

Miss Mary said...

Oh Lynn..This is adorable!!

Jan Hunnicutt said...

Very pretty, I love the blues and the birds are so cute!

Nancy in Iowa said...

You're on a bird binge!
These little tweeters made me smile the minute I saw them. How sweet they are!

paige said...

Pretty card and the birds are terrific!

Shelly Schmidt said...

Delightful card- I love the birds and now you will be all ready for Easter.....I will be making my cards at the last minute.....LOL

Carol L said...

These little blue birds are too cute! I love their round little bodies, and all these blue papers look wonderful! So glad you had time for your sweet little granddaughter! Aren't they the greatest?!

Jingle said...

This is very cute! Thanks so much for playing along with us at SSD!

Wendy said...

Awww....how sweet is this? Thank you so much for playing along with Skipping Stones Design!! If you aren't already, please "like" us on Facebook and/or follow us on Twitter (@SSDStamps) for more chances to win FREE SSD Stamps!!! See you tomorrow for another sketch!!

Anonymous said...

Love your take on this sketch, those birds are too fun and such a great idea! Thanks for joining us at SSD! Have fun with the new grandbaby!

Anne Marie Hile said...

How cute is this? Oh my goodness, I love the color combo and those chubby little birds! I have to try those out, soon. Such a pretty card! :)

Carrie said...

These little blue birds are adorable. I love the strips of dp on here too.