Vintage Blues

Today is my final entry in the BYSH Cardmakers Spring into Christmas 2024 Linky Party, but certainly not my last Christmas posting. I do hope I can do better with making a few Christmas cards each month... somehow other things just get in the way. 

Today's stamped image is from Sweet 'n Sassy's** Winter Birds.   This masculine looking Blue Jay could have easily been the center of a birthday or get well card.  If you don't have this set in your stash, you should consider adding it soon.

 

To make this card, I stamped the image on 110# Neenah cardstock and colored him with Copic markers.  After fussy cutting, I used the N6 marker to cover the white paper edges.

The music paper is another piece of digital paper from Creative Fabrica, Christmas Retro Vintage package.  I used the My Favorite Things Elegant Rectangle Stax die for this piece.  I added fun foam to the back of the Blue Jay and then secured the bird with the green sprig under him to the center of the music piece. 

The A2 sized card base is covered with a dark blue sky paper.  The next layer of striped paper is also die cut with the MFT Elegant Rectangle Stax die.  Then I added the wide horizontal strip of the background paper before adding the top layer of music paper with the Blue Jay.  Lastly I stamped the 'Peace' from the same stamp set, die cut it with the tag die and added it at the bottom corner to complete the design. 

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog. I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to 'Follow' my blog and to visit my site - "Not Just Scraps' on Facebook - where you can purchase my cards. 

I will be entering this card in the following challenges: 

ABC Christmas Challenge ~ I is for Inky  

BYSH Cardmakers Spring into Christmas 2024 Linky Party 

Sweet 'n Sassy April Challenge ~ Patterned Paper  ~ Winner

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge 161

I Love Promarkers ~ Challenge 557 ~ Shapes

 

Pam's Pearls

 

Copics 

 Blue Jay: N6, BV20, C0, B60, B47, B45, B23, B21

 

Products 

**Note: Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps are in the process of rebranding to Creative Worships Stamps by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

**Sweet 'n Sassy, Winter Birds 

My Favorite Things, Elegant Rectangle Stax