Sunday Stamper - Birds

I had so many things that I should have been doing today, but I saw this video by Jennifer Mcguire this morning and was totally enthralled. She used the Sizzix Tattered Pinecone die to make adorable felt roses. Well...you know how much I love that die - I couldn't resist trying it!

I decided to make mine just a bit differently. Instead of cutting plain felt, I first saturated mine with fabric stiffener. When it dried, I embossed it with my Sizzix Regal Flourishes Texture fade and then cut the embossed felt with the Pinecone die. Before I rolled up the flowers, I used a Snow Cap Dabber to highlight the raised portion. I really thought the embossing would show up more, but it just kinda fades away. So sad. :( The fabric stiffener did give the felt a lot of body, though, and I will definitely try this again.

For today's Sunday Stamper, Hels' wants us to use birds in some way. I immediately grabbed one of my favorite Artistic Outpost stamp sets - Birds of a Feather. Is is a such a beautiful stamp collection and just perfect for this time of year. The tag background was created using the faux batik technique. I stamped the music stamp (from AO's Ephemeral Backgrounds set) with clear embossing ink and covered it with clear embossing powder. Inked the tag and then ironed off the embossing. I swiped over the center with a Snow Cap Dabber and then stamped my bird in the center with Archival Jet Black ink.

I hope you aren't getting sick of my Sizzix Baroque frames - I just can't stop! This one was meant for another project (which will be pretty cool if I ever finish it), but I stole it when I decided to make this tag. The sentiment stamp is from the Birds of a Feather set and is stamped on a banner cut using the Sizzix Tattered Banners die.It's a little hard to tell, but I added quite a bit of Martha's clear glitter over everything.

If you're looking for any of the supplies I used, you can find them at Inspiration Emporium via the links below. Don't forget to use my coupon code - stamptramp - to save 10% off your order. Oh! And there is still time to enter the Inspiration Journal 'Go Green' challenge. You can read all about it here. I hope you join us!

Artistic Outpost Birds of a Feather	Sizzix Tattered Pinecone Die	Sizzix Mini Baroque Die	Sizzix Baroque Die	Sizzix Regal Flourishes Texture Fade
Idea-ology Lavish Trimmings	Inkssentials Manila Tag	Snow Cap Paint Dabber	Ranger Clear Embossing Powder	Distress Embossing Ink
Bundled Sage Distress Ink	Tumbled Glass Distress Ink	Ranger Heat Tool	Jet Black Archival Ink	Inkssentials Blending Tool
Inkssentials Glue N' Seal	Vagabond

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