Month: June 2011

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No.1 Dad card + digis – First Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Hey There! I hope you are having a great day.

Fathers Day is only a few weeks away so I have a suitable digi for you today, It’s a Trophy with the words ‘No.1 Dad’ on the label. I have included a trophy with Mum on and a blank one for you to write/type/stamp your own message. Not only can these be used for mothers/fathers day cards but they can be used for birthdays or celebrations of other kinds too so I hope you will find them handy.

I followed a sketch from Splitcoast Stampers for my card, a very helpful starting point when I get card-makers block! I coloured my trophy with copics and sponged the background with distress inks then added some glitter in a star burst effect which looks great in the flesh, honest! I made some subtle patterned paper by stamping the word ‘dad’ over and over on some black paper and embossing it in black too. Some star patterned paper and a star shaped brad finished the look.

no 1 dad

Here are your digis:

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Trophy

Dad Trophy

Mum Trophy

by Bird
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3 gift box card – updated! – First Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011

Good Afternoon,

I hope you are having a good day, I sure am! I’ve had a few stressful weeks recently but I’ve come out of the other side and now all is well in the Bird-house.  I’m hoping to have some more free time for crafting now too but famous last words, eh? he he

So what do I have for you today? Well it’s an update of one of my favourite cards which I posted over a year ago now, the 3 gift box/parcel card. It was a bit of a sketchy template so I’ve redone it as a cut file, the files include the shaped card and all of the front panels and even the little tags so all you need to remember is to add some ribbon. It looks quite effective when it’s put together and It’s one of the cards I feel most confident that the recipient will like whenever I send one, It’s a great card for using up some paper scraps too!

dan 3 gift box card

Here is your Cut File – ai, dxf, GSD, pdf & svg included:

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3 gift box card

3 Gift Box Card Digital Cutting Files by Bird

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Mothers day card + sentiment – First Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2011

Hi Guys,

This is the mothers day card I sent this year, I experimented with using a dark coloured cotton for my stitching to contrast with the pale Laura Ashley paper but I feel it was a little heavy, you gotta try these things to find out though, right? The label is the same one I used here on my daffodil card and I love the way they look different depending on how you size or position them, for this card I kept the label quite small, however, for my daffodil card I made it much larger to fill most of the card and turned it on its side.

mothers day label card

Here is your digi:

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Happy mothers day

I’ve had a couple of questions about the sausages I made, I made over a hundred of them in 4 different flavours: Pork & Apple, Pork & Leek, Pork & Herb, Paprika & Garlic. The reason I wanted to make my own sausages is that I could make them with a good cut of meat (pork leg) and I could make them low fat too.

by Bird