Welcome to the Pals’ June  Blog Hop. We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects using “Anything with Wings.” You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.

Winged creatures are a favorite subject matter of mine, and I couldn’t wait to share ways to use the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper.

Bird Ballad

It’s hard to beat white as a background, because it makes all the other colors pop. I embossed Whisper White Cardstock with Layered Leaves embossing, and glued this layer to a Thick Whisper White card base.

I located three, pretty, birds on a sheet of Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper that I was able to cut with a Stitched Nested Label Die, without including any surrounding birds. By choosing the right die and birds, there’s quite a few possibilities. 

Next, I used my favorite Seasonal Layers die to cut a branch from Soft Suede Cardstock.

After cutting the branch in half, and planning how it would look beneath the bird’s hexagon, I glued it in place. It’s positioned to look like it’s attached to the branch in the DSP at the bottom, and the top is part of the tree. I fussy cut some leaves and blossoms from the DSP to add to the branch. 

The sentiment, “We’re the best of friends,” is from the Free As A Bird stamp set, which I stamped in Soft Suede ink, and cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die.

I loved this idea so much, I quickly made a second card.

I chose birds from a different location on the Designer Series Paper, and gave them a background of Petal Pink, Bird Ballad DSP. This is the backside of the bird print.

The same Stitched Nested Labels Die was used for cutting the birds, and a Rectangle Stitched Die was used for the background DSP.

The card base is Sahara Sand, as well as the Seasonal Layers branch. This time I left the branch in one piece.

“Hello” is another sentiment from the Free As A Bird Stamp Set, and I used the Classic Label Punch for cutting.

I thought the dotted DSP called for some Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, as a finishing touch.

Thank you for joining me in the Pals Hop today! I hope you find it inspiring! Keep scrolling to see my Product List,  where clicking on the pictures takes you to my store for purchasing. Thank you!

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations.

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1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
3. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
4. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
5. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
6. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
7. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
8. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
9. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
10. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
11. Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
12. Jill Killeen at Killeen House Studio
13. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
14. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
15. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art         YOU ARE HERE
16. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
17. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
18. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
19. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
20. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
21. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
22. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
23. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
24. Brian King at Stamp with Brian

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