Good Tuesday morning. I have a nature inspired project to share with you today as well as a step by step tutorial on how to use coordinating stamped images and dies together.
I started by cutting the bottom of the house to fit on the card base and mounting it with mounting tape. I popped the roof section up on the house with mounting tape for added dimension. I cut the bare branch and several pieces of pine and holly from the twig wreath set to create the pine branch. I formed the pine and holly lightly with my stylus and mat to give a more natural look. I used glossy accents to attach the sprigs to the tips of the branches and used the tip of my paper piercer to secure them in place.
I rolled glue dots up into balls and placed in several strategic places and attached it to the house and card base. I attached the birds with mounting tape and then tucked several pieces of holly around them to fill in and soften the design and added tiny red holly berries around on the branches. Here’s a closer look.
I added a tiny bow with several tiny pine sprigs and holly berries to the top of the roof for the finishing touch.
I don’t know about you but I have always had difficulty figuring out how to cut out a stamped image with the coordinating die and getting the lines to match up. Here are a few photos to show how I cut my stamped birds.
1. Cut out the birds to create a template. The dies also cut holes to be used to line up over the image.
2. Stamp the birds.
3. Lay the template over the bird image, line it up perfectly and trace the circles with a pencil.
4, Place the die over the image and line up the holes over your traced circles..
5. Tape the die in place with repositionable tape and cut out the birds. Hint….I use painter’s tape from the hardware store.
6. Use a black marker to color around any white edge that may show after the cut.
7. Color you image.
Seeing pictures are always more helpful for me to learn as I am so visual. I hope this short tutorial helps and gives you more confidence to try coordinating dies and images.
I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by.
Stamps: Impression Obsession No Place Like Home Paper: Retired Stampin' Up! Designer Paper, Tiny Tablets Christmas Cheer , White, Watercolor, Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Kraft Ink: Black Versafine, Distress Ink Antique Linen, Pumice Stone, Accessories: Impression House Die, Bare Branch Die, Twig Wreath Die Set, Border Duo 2 Die Set, Glossy Accents , Glue Dots , Mounting Tape , Grosgrain, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Stylus, Mat
Thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial. Very helpful. Also, this project is fantastic. What did you to to get the wood look on the house? I cannot wait to try this.
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Groetjes van Marleen
The white wood house is made with a piece of designer paper made to look wood. The roof section is the coordinating side of the paper. I’m glad the tutorial is helpful for you. Thanks so much!
This is beautiful. Great tutorial, BTW. I’m always amazed at your glorious work.
Love the card and all the detail. Hubby’s birthday is coming up and I think you have inspired me to make a birthday card with birds and nature. He’s the hardest to make a card for since I always want to add bows, etc. Masculine cards are so difficult for me…if I could perfect vintage looks/techniques that would help. Thanks for inspiring me tooday….
WOW!Soooo very pretty…Going to try one of your beautiful projects….I love your work….
Very lovely nature card, love the birds and a great
tutorial too:):) have a great day…
Good Morning Kittie, thank you so much for your tutorial, it is so helpful and much easier than what I do. a great help to see in action as well. I love these birds and the bird house, love the coloring, and the way the pin looks real with the extra touches of shape. A truly gorgeous card. …..thanks for sharing….have a good day.
Beautiful card…and very helpful tutorial!
Thank you for another great tutorial. I am a visual learner also and this helps so much. I love this card and am so inspired by all your great creations !
Kittie –
Talk about timing! I just bought that stamp set, the birds die to match as well as the nest and fence die. I could kick myself that I did not get the twig wreath set!
I love how this turned out. Thank you so much for the tutorial, you make it all seem easy.
Elaine Allen
I just found your Blog and I must say it is one of the best I have ever seen. Your work is so beautiful and unbelievable. You have totally inspired me to look at my punches in a different way. I have the Martha Stewart Branch Punch and I have never thought of all the ways that you use it. I just think Christmas. But, you have shown how to use it year round. Thanks for your wonderful pictures and tutorials. I check your Blog daily.
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You always do a gorgeous job with your greenery and love how you colored the birds!