Super cute Aviary card with a framelit window

Join my friend and downline Barb as she creates a super cute window card using the Aviary stamp set and Label Framelits for the Big Shot.

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Aviary with Thoughts & Prayers

When I saw this card, I just thought it was so cute, so I prepped it for my club members to make this month. First we stamped flowering branch from Thoughts & Prayers in Pear Pizzazz at the top of the card, then tried to match the stand from Aviary below it, lining up the stem and stand. The flower actually covers where they kinda meet. I love the combo of stamp sets, because it's unexpected. Thoughts & Prayers is pretty much a sympathy set, and Aviary has adorable birds and cages in it. I CASE'd the idea from LeeAnn Greff and also saw it on Pinterest. I used Baja Breeze, Peach Parfait and Riding Hood Red, with the Itty Bitty Punch flower and rhinestones. The sentiment is from Petite Pairs.

 

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Aviary card for Monkey Sketch Challenge #97

I finally cracked open my pack of Nursery Nest dsp and found these adorable patterns. The little owl in Aviary matches the paper, but I got the cake from Gnome Sweet Gnome and the sentiment from Send Me Soaring.

I kept true to the sketch with the addition of the LOVE tag (Hearts Trinkets) tied onto the dotted scallop Marina Mist ribbon with Whisper White Baker's Twine. There are three Pear Pizzazz Decorative Label punched pieces cut in half and adhered to the top and bottom of the strips.

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10 card class: From A Good Egg and Inspired by Nature, to Aviary and Herb Expressions...

I hosted a 10-card class with these five card designs. Above, A Good Egg with some Tangerine Tango dsp (from the Brights pad), 5/8" Old Olive satin ribbon and faux stitching (paper piercing holes first then connecting them with a white gel pen). I saw a smaller card like this on Diana Gibbs' blog.

Inspired by Nature has always been one of my favorite sets, but I haven't used it for months! We used Old Olive, Poppy Parade and Early Espresso markers to ink up the stamp. The sentiment is from the Level 3 hostess set Occasional Quotes. The rubber was resisting the Poppy Parade ink, so while my flower looks a bit mottled, I used an adhesive eraser on the rubber that worked wonders for my customers! The ink went on smoothly.

I started with the flower pattern from the Pawsitively Prints II dsp pack and added the Poppy Parade ribbon and butterflies. The smaller butterfly and curly sentiment are from Flight of the Butterfly. The big butterfly is from Butterfly Prints. Of course the big butterfly had to have a big rhinestone on it!

I cut a half-inch from the top right of this card, then used the Scallop Border Punch and ran it through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. There's a 1-inch strip of Sweet Stitches dsp adhered inside the card. I used the 3" circle die for the Big Shot for the front layer, stamping the cage and bird from Aviary. Everyone could select a sentiment from Teeny, Tiny Wishes.

I started with Lap of Luxury dsp on this Easter card. The sentiment is from Something to Celebrate, a Level 2 hostess set, and the main stamp set is Herb Expressions. This card also uses the Scallop Trim Border Punch and 3/8" Pretty in Pink taffeta.

Every Little Bit of a fun Aviary card...

I enjoyed making this card. I thought it'd be fun to have the cat in the birdcage with the bird holding the key and voila! Here it is. You can see the A La Card Monkey Challenge that inspired this card:

Stamps: Every Little Bit, Just Believe, Aviary;

Ink: Classic Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Basic Gray, Tangerine Tango;

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Pawsitively Prints II dsp;

Accessories: Brights buttons, white baker's twine, cutter kit, trinket key, Scallop Border Punch.

Aviary Elegant Soiree birthday card...

My club members loved this Aviary card this month.

I'd love to take full credit for it, but I CASE'd it from here.

This card features Elegant Soiree dsp, Early Espresso and Baja Breeze colors, along with Crumb Cake.

The "happy birthday" is from Teeny, Tiny Wishes.

Stamps: Aviary (116956 wood, 120462 clear), Teeny, Tiny Wishes (115370);
Ink: Baja Breeze pad (111833), Early Espresso pad (119670), Crumb Cake (121030);
Paper: Very Vanilla (101650), Early Espresso (119686), Baja Breeze (111352), Elegant Soiree dsp (117163);
Accessories: Basic Pearls Jewels (119247), 5/8" Early Espresso Satin Ribbon (119753), Word Window Large Punch (119857), Modern Label Extra-Large Punch (119849).

Bird theme challenge card with Aviary stamp set

Good morning! For this challenge, I decided to turn to my Nursery Suite Specialty paper for this decorative Regal Rose scallop. I love that we have so many terrific designs, but it's hard to cover them up at all. So instead, I opted to stamp the birds from Aviary on the big scallops and add lots of rhinestones for bling!

The sentiment is from the Level 2 hostess set, Apple Blossoms. I used the Decorative Label punch (Sneak Peek for what's coming up in the Holiday Mini Catalog Sept. 1).

Kim created the adorable card below using the Aviary stamp set.

This So Saffron card uses some Play Date dsp and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder, as well as a series of oval punches.

Terry's Card:

Stamps: Apple Blossoms (Level 2 hostess set, FREE with any $300 order), Aviary (116956 wood, 120462 clear);

Ink: Soft Suede pad (115657) and marker (120973), So Saffron pad (105213), Tempting Turquoise pad (100814) and marker (100058);

Paper: Whisper White (100730) and Nursery Suite Specialty (117165);

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones (119246).

Aviary catalog CASE...

I used this textured Pretty in Pink 3" x 6" card for my New Catalog Open House, as well as a make & take at my American Ink demo meeting yesterday.


I stamped the bird stand and cage from Aviary in Marina Mist, then inked up the owl from that stamp set with Peach Parfait and Chocolate Chip markers.


The "just for you" is from Teeny, Tiny Wishes.


Did you notice the new Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch on the Marina Mist strip to the right? I used it as a punch template for the white layer.


The heart was punched from Real Red card stock and adhered with half a dimensional.