Birthday Birdie!

Its always nice to have birthday cards around - just in case someone surprises you and you feel like doing more than just posting a message on their facebook wall.  I recently had a co-worker ask me to make up cards, so that his wife could have a stash just like this to dip into.  Well here's one of the cards that I made for them:

I used a quick paper piecing technique for this card-  for those of you who may not know what that is:

1) Stamp the image that you want to piece on multiple colors - for this one I chose a periwinkle, brown and aqua with a base of white. 

2) Decide what parts of the image you would like to have in what color.  And cut them out carefully - so as not to lose the edge of that part of the image.

3) Use some glue, to affix the peices on the white background image - this creates an awesome look, in very little time. 

I then used a Spica pen to give all of the black a bit of sparkle and shine. And the stamps are Verve Stamps - Birthday Suprise!

Pretty neat huh? Always a good thing to keep several cards on-hand!

For Tomorrow: My Very First Video Review (If I have time this week, I'm hoping I will) - I'll be reviewing a new toy that I got last month that makes quick embellishments out of any kind of paper.