Another Spring Bird Card

Finally finished the last of my Spring bird cards. This one is for my Birthday card stash. It will be saved and used for a bird and nature lover!

The corrugated cardboard and the bird are cut from the inside of a Starbucks sleeve. I take little Mr. P to Starbucks on Tuesdays. He always has banana bread and an apple juice. I order a coffee and quickly slide the sleeve off and into my purse. I have a little stash of these and have used them on cards before. Thank goodness, Mr P is a slow eater so I manage to drink my coffee after it cools down!!!

The bird punch is Stampin Up, and the little branch he is perched on is a Memory Box die. The jute ribbon and twine have been in my stash for a few years or more. The "It's your day" phrase is leftover from card projects up at the lake. I like to stamp off a few images before I clean the stamp. I usually ink the edges all at once and then save the leftover bits in baggies in my card storage drawer. The yellowish tag behind the bird is a label I stamped and fussy cut out. I chalked it to get the yellow of the label and the torn sheet music to match. I stickled the eggs as it is impossible to colour kraft paper with a light shade and have it show up true to colour.

I did the inside with a Birthday verse and restamped the little bird in the bottom right corner. I like to stamp the verse on a separate paper and then  cut it as I always seem to stamp crooked!  This way, I can just adjust the diecut to the stamped words.

I am entering this card in the following challenges.:

1. http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/ - recycle- The torn corrugated piece and the bird are from my Starbucks coffee sleeve.
2.http://thespottedchick.blogspot.com/2012/03/thats-krafty-thursday-59.html
 - kraft coloured card stock
3. http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/ -  for the birds
4. http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/  - spread your wings
5. http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/  - use kraft card stock
6. http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com - recycle - torn corrugated piece and bird are from my Starbucks coffee sleeve.
7. http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/  - text me
8. http://abcdtchallenge.blogspot.com/  - springtime challenge
9.http://www.creativetimeforme.com/  - cricutless design...no electronic machines
10. http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/  - spring

Pretty packages

Finally got my Mom's present wrapped. Found a box big enough to ship the huge comforter/bed in a bag set and will just tuck the prezzie and card in that big box. She gets the 2 presents this year as I didn't see how I could ever find a way to wrap up the comforter and everyone has to have something to open!

I did the little gift up to match her card...just happened to find a box the right colour and made up the tag to look similar to the card.

 Had to ask my sister not to let my Mum see the blog for the next couple of days. Can't have her seeing any sneak peeks before it gets there!