Hello stampers and happy Monday to you. Last week I realized that I had totally forgotten to blog about this beautiful Coming Home Bird House Card. I am thrilled to share it with you today.

The Story Behind the Card

This card is not my original work. Not at all. I saw this card on a Facebook group called the Demonstrator Planning Place and it was getting a lot of attention. No wonder. It is a fantastic card and I love everything about it. This card was made and designed by a German demonstrator named Jana Müller.  Here is Jana’s blog.  I watched her video tutorial but of course it was in German, so I thought it would be a good idea to make and share this card myself. Here it is:

I did make a video tutorial on this card and it is posted in my Prime Time With the Pampered Stamper group. If you want to join this private group, that would be awesome. You can read all about it here.

Close-Up View and Special Trick

Here is a close up view of this great card. There is are three simple tricks that make this card stand out.

1. Create “berries” for the branches from the Gorgeous Posies stamp with a cajun craze marker.
2. Make  little background “stipples” by flicking the tip of your sahara sand marker against the inside of the marker lid.
3. Add a spritz of white dots to the background using your Water Painter, a few drops of whisper white craft reinker and a bit of water from the Water Painter and flick over your card. Be careful not to smear afterwards as this white craft ink takes a while to dry.

The Little Details

Here is one more picture that show some details in this card. Dimensionals make all the difference as does the addition of white craft ink. The leaves were punched out using the Autumn Punch pack and then they were colour washed with white craft ink and a water painter. I used a white gel pen (contraband because Stampin’Up! no longer carries one) to make hearts on the little birdhouse hearts.  That cute little bird comes from the stamp set Free as a Bird and the “greenery” is from the Sunflowers dies.

There’s more! Do you see the little “droplets”? They are  from the Frosted & Clear epoxy droplets in the annual catalog on page 156. If you want them to be a bit smaller you could also use the Flowers for Every Season gems on page 158. That cute striped paper? It’s from Gilded Autumn, but it is backordered until the end of November. Be sure to order it then because it’s awesome!!

Fifteenth Anniversary Celebrations

Did you know that I just celebrated fifteen years as a Stampin’Up! demonstrator? Incredible really. The stories I could tell about this journey are truly amazing. Thanks for being a part of this journey and for supporting me in this business. As a thank you I am offering a FREE Press On stamp set with a $100 online order if you use the current host code SS6VVFCF

The reason I chose this stamp set is because it features lots of coffee images and the class that launched my business was indeed my coffee and a card class. Here is the stamp set so you can see what you will get.

Thanks so much for joining me today. If you want to see all the products used in this card be sure to check the product list below. Click on any of the images and you will be in my online store. Happy shopping!! Have a super day.

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