birds & blooms...

Just when you thought you'd gotten rid of me for a while, I'm back.  This time here to share the Birds & Blooms stamp set and coordinating dies from Papertrey Ink.  Sooooo beautiful and enjoyable to work with.

Birds & Blooms is a limited edition set, meaning that it will only be available for exactly one year (February 15th, 2013 through February 15th, 2014). This set is exclusive for purchase with Rewards Points only, it cannot be purchased with cash. Birds & Blooms can be yours with the redemption of 24 Rewards Points. It will be available for a year, so you have plenty of time to save up your points and earn this set! 

I began with white cardstock and the Mega Mat Stack 4 die.  I stamped my wreath image using watermark ink and embossed with Zing Leaf and Zing Blush ink.  I then stamped the tiny flowers using Melon Berry ink, and the beginning of my sentiment at the top using Smokey Shadow ink. At this point I ran this portion though my die cut machine using the Polka Dot Basics II Impression Plate.  I then die cut flowers from Harvest Gold cardstock using the coordinating die and embossed each with white embossing powder and adhered them to the wreath using dimensional adhesive.  The die cut nest stamped in Dark Chocolate ink was added next along with die cut eggs stamped using Aqua Mist ink and accented with Stickles Diamond glitter.

The rest of my sentiment was added to a Tremendous Tag die cut from White Cardstock and embellished with a die cut bird stamped in Aqua Mist and heart stamped in Melon Berry.  I attached it to the center of a bow tied with scrunched seam binding from My Craft Spot and topped it with a Sweet Blush button to finish it off.

Birds & Blooms can be found on the Papertrey website HERE:

Have questions about Papertrey Ink's reward points system? 
You can check out the Rewards details page HERE:
...or you can contact Customer Service directly and they will be more than happy to answer your questions.

The other design team members have Birds & Blooms projects to share with you as well:

• Dawn McVey
• Betsy Veldman
• Maile Belles
• Jessica Witty
• Cristina Kowalczyk
• Erin Lincoln
• Danielle Flanders
• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Debbie Olson
• Heather Nichols

Enjoy your Saturday.

Melissa

Comments

[Cindy H.]

Melis, this is so gorgeous! There's always such a sweet softness to your stamping. Love it!

[Jill norwood]

Love the sweet bird and the adorable nest with eggs! And the embossing on the wreath is gorgeous! A very beautiful card!

[Kristi S.]

Very beautiful! I am hoping to be able to get this set sometime soon!

[Holly Saveur]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!
So super gorgeous and sweet!

[janet wilson]

such fabulous details, it took me quite a while studying them - Stunning :)

[Geri]

This could NOT be SWEETER, Melissa!!! Man, I want this set!

[Deirdre]

You've done it again Melissa, completely different design, just love all the little extra layers.

Love the addition of the nest and the sentiment too. Oh, I could go on and on singing your praises but had better go do some work!!!

[Patty O'Malley]

I am always happy to see a post from you. This card is so pretty! Love how you created the wreath and flowers, nest and eggs. The box finishes it off beautifully.

[Nancy Penir]

The dimensions make this card come alive! Beautifully constructed. Putting the momma bird on the tag is genius. Love it!

[Dianne]

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS,what a creation,all the die cuts the embossing it's just perfect, thanks for sharing this beauty..

[Larissa Heskett =)]

LOVE your creation for today!! So pretty and the colors are perfect!! =) Can't wait to get the matching dies to go with it!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND/WEEK!! =)

[mary anne guth]

Using the buttons as flowers on your wreath was inspired.

[Susan]

I am new to your blog! Love this card! It is so delicate!