Garden Birhouses

 I know .... I've MIA for quite some time (missing in action!)  No excuse except I have not been in my stamp room much lately.  I am feeling much better although not 100% yet.  My hip is still sore.  I have been doing water aerobics for a couple of weeks which helps.  I had to wait until the water was not freezing before I went to the pool.  I just started back about 3 weeks ago.  Usually, my early June the water is ok but this year it was still too cool for me until July!

I have been working on cards for the NC Demo's Quarterly which is 7/23-25 in Hendersonville.  Ashley is coming down also and will go with me and Marianne.  Mom's birthday (#93) is July 25 so Ashley will surprise her.  

I got a new stamp set (Garden Birdhouses on page 107) last week and have had fun with it.  

This is a slimline card.  I really like making these larger cards.  I used my Blender Brushes to lightly color the background with Pool Party ink.  I mounted the image on Cinnamon Cider cardstock before adhering it all to the 8 1/2" x 9" card.  I used Blender Pens to color the images.

This is going to be one of the shoebox cards I will be taking to the NC Quarterly.  The DSP is from the Pattern Party pack that you can earn as a hostess.

The (retired) DSP on this card is from Fine Arts pack.  I sure wish Stampin' Up kept the DSP's for longer than one catalog year!!  I used the Tailor Made Tags dies for this card.  I fussy cut the bird house and the pole and adhered it to the white tag.  The tag in the back is Daffodil Delight.  I used Blender Brushes on the white tag with Pool Party ink.  I found a little piece of lace in my stash of ribbons and adhered it along the edge of the tag.  The little flowers were punched from the Pierced Blooms dies.