Bird on a Branch

This is pretty much a lift from a card on the cover of the current SU! Catalog.  Now that this catalog is nearing it's end, I feel anxious to (finally!) get some of my favorites made before the new catalog is unveiled.  (You should see the list of my favorites that I want to make.. yikes!).

Anyway... he's a cute little fella and he was fun to make.  Hopefully, the card buffet girls will like him, too!

Products used (everything is from SU! unless otherwise noted):

Stamp sets: Best of Everything; Cardstock: Peach Parfait, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede;

Inks: Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Old Ollive;  

Punches: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Itty Bitty Shapes;  Ribbon: Hemp Twine;  

Sizzix:  Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder;  

Embellishments:  Brights Brads;  

Other: Pop Dots (Recollections), Scotch ATG.

A close-up...

I used the Soft Suede & Old Olive markers to color the tree branch & leaves.  I like the uneven look that I got with the leaves by using the markers.  I crumpled up the flowers a bit before I layered them to give them a little more dimension.  I made a  of these using different colors for the centers of the flowers.. green, blue, yellow, etc would all look good.  The final size of this card is 4¼ x 4¼. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Colleen