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. Please click to leave a COMMENT HERE.
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
- Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
- Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
- Jill Killeen at Killeen House Studio
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Su Mohr at Aromas And Art YOU ARE HERE
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
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You did a wonderful job framing the birds for beautiful cards! The tree branch from seasonal layers looks like to belongs with that bundle. 🙂
Both cards are wonderful, Su !!! A great way to showcase the bird ballad suite without the intimidation of coloring the birds too! I will be CASE’ing this card for my friends!! Thanks for sharing!!
Fantastic showcase Su! My favorite is #1 the birds against your white, embossed background is beautiful.
I really like your cards…there’s simplicity with a touch of eloquence.
Love your coloring of the birds
So pretty! This embossing folder is one of my favorites and so appropriate for the birds on the branch.
Such pretty cards, Su! Love how you were able to find just the right birds on the DSP for each one. The rest of the details are wonderful. Love it!
Both cards are awesome. What a great way to show different looks with the DSP! This is my favorite new paper!
Love both projects! It’s tough to make such a go-to product like the Bird Ballad DSP look fresh, but your cards did it for me. Your creativity is always inspiring!
Super use of the DSP on your card, Su. Everything about this is perfect!
Lovely!
Su~ This is brilliant how you used the Seasonal Layers branch on this darling card! Love it!
LOVE the branch underneath the label. And that embossing folder is perfect with this DSP. Great card, Su!
Love these, great ideas for the DSP! You always do beautiful work!
Your floating pieces are spot on! I love the look you created with the branch!
Love the whole layout of this card, and your coloring is top notch!