Perched in a Tree card

Hello, fellow crafters! Today I am sharing this sweet Perched in a Tree card using the Perched in a Tree stamp set and coordinating Aspen Tree Dies. Both the stamp set and dies are available in a bundle to save you 10%!!!

To start this card:

I die-cut my 4″ x 5 1/4″ Basic White cardstock using the Aspen Trees dies from Stampin’ Up! and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.
Add some Crumb Cake ink to just the aspen trees using a Blending Brush.
Add a bunch of Stampin’ Dimensionals to the backside of the aspen tree die-cuts and adhere it to the 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ Crumb Cake cardstock.
Glue down the aspen tree layers to the center-front of the Night of Navy cardbase.
Add a swipe of Wink of Stella to all of the aspen tree branches.
Using the Perched in a Tree Stamp Set. Stamp the bird using Memento Black ink and the branch using Early Espresso ink and die-cut both using the Aspen Tree dies.
Using the DK/LT Night of Navy, DK/LT Balmy Blue, DK/LT Pumpkin Pie, and LT So Saffron Stampin’ Blends to color the bird.
Use the DK Early Espresso, and DK/LT Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends to color the die-cut branch.
Glue down the branch to the top of the aspen tree die-cut. Mine hung over the edge of the cardstock, so I cut the tip off so it lined up with the edge of the aspen tree layers.
Stamp the “Hello” sentiment from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set onto Basic White cardstock using Night of Navy ink.
Die-cut the “hello” sentiment and a Crumb Cake tag using the Cracker & Treat Box dies.
Stack and glue the two tags at an angle, but make sure the holes line up.
I have attached some Linen Thread to the sentiment tag. I then wrapped it around the bird’s claws to make it look like the bird was holding the strings.
Attach the bird and tag to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Tip:

When I am getting ready to color anything with a nature theme like this bird, I do a google search for the item I am going to color (i.e., Western Bluebird) to see an example of the correct colors and shading. Even if you choose to do non-traditional colors on the image, you are coloring. You will see examples of how to add shading and shadows to the stamped images.

I hope you enjoyed this card. I found the coloring process relaxing this time since I used a reference picture to take the guesswork out of the process. Do yourself a favor and look to nature next time you plan on coloring your images!

You may purchase these products I used in my online Stampin’ Up! Store by clicking any of the product photo links at the bottom of the post. Keep in mind that this is the LAST day of the Sale-A-Bration promotion. You will earn free products if you purchase this Perched in a Tree Bundle with other items that add up to $50 in merchandise(before tax and shipping)! You can see all of the Sale-A-Bration offerings HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Happy Stamping!

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