Stamp Review Crew: Swirly Bird Edition

Happy New Year! Here it is, the first days of 2017, and we are all ready to play with our toys :) 
Oh, Swirly Bird, how versatile you are! And you have such nice coordinating dies, oh my! Are you ready to see a whole pile of fun ideas to use with this set? We are about to inspire you all! Who doesn't need a little January jumpstart into creativity?!

For those who are new to the Stamp Review Crew, here is a little background. We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that gets together on the first and third Mondays of every month to do a blog hop. Each hop features a single stamp set to give you loads of inspiration for that set! The hops are archived at the Stamp Review Crew blog, and you will be able to click through each hop at any time, going directly to the posts for that hop whenever you want! And you can click on the banner of this post to go to the master blog roll for this hop also.

If you are following along in order, you arrived from the fabulous Dawn Tidd's blog! Love her stuff!!

After all of the holiday and winter cards I have made lately, I really felt like making something fresh and floral. And I wanted to use the Colour INKspiration challenge: Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight, and Bermuda Bay. I will admit I did not think these would do well together. But it turns out to be quite lovely, it I do say so myself 😁

1. On a 4"x5¼" panel of watercolor paper taped down to a board, I applied clean clear water to the whole panel. Then with ink squeezed out of the inkpad onto the lid, I applied a color was of Mint Macaron and used the Heat Tool to dry it. 
2. Then I stamped the flowers and leaves using Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, and Mint Macaron on the watercolor panel and inside a Mint Macaron card base. 
3. Use Embossing Buddy on the watercolor panel. Stamp the inner swirl in Bermuda Bay on the largest flower on the watercolor panel, then quickly add Clear embossing powder and heat set.
4. Next I stamped the sentiment from the SAB set, So Very Much, in Versamark and heat embossed in Copper. And I added the second portion in Bermuda Bay under the large "thank you". 
5. Stitching around the watercolor panel gives it a nice finishing touch, then the panel is adhered to the card front with dimensionals. All done!

I am so glad I bought another container of the Copper embossing powder because I am going to run out of the first container very soon!

This card came together very quickly, and I may have to make a few more to send out for all of the lovely gifts, and visits, we had this holiday season!

OK, this is not the card I had in my head when I entered my crafting area! I was going to use the little bird, but that is as close as it gets 😏 That being said, I love this card! It was another of those ideas that just pops in your head and demands to be created. Right now. Blame it on the spatter stamp.

I kept the dimension down to one layer here, and carried the branch to the inside also. Do you recognize the sentiment set? It is Here for You. It is a must-have for all kinds of sympathy/encouragement cards with slightly salty phrases. And I think a lot of us are at least slightly salty 😜

The little swervie stamp can be used for the kite string, or to build a branch.

A little close up for detail. The droppings are stamped in Versamark, then White heat embossed. The sentiment is stamped in Early Espresso and Clear heat embossed. The Brickwall embossing folder came in handy here. And the bottom edge of the white panel? That is made with the swirly wavy lines!

That is all I have for you today, but I think I will have to go back and create the card I inttended to create before Dirty Bird popped in 😏

All of the supplies I used for these projects are listed at the bottom of this post, if you are interested.

And now it is time to check out the talented Bruno Bertucci's blog, he is sure to WOW you!

If you have seen something you need for your crafting life, just click the image in the supply list below and it will take you to my store! If you order less than $150, please use this month's Host Code, which can be found at the top of the sidebar on the right.

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Product List

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141749]

$25.00

So Very Much Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143343]

$0.00

So Very Much Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143340]

$0.00

Here For You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142164]

$18.00

Here For You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141541]

$25.00

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138337]

$8.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[138326]

$6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

$6.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[131171]

$6.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$8.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

[141394]

$6.50

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad

[138324]

$6.50

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

[141398]

$6.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$6.00

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

$5.00

Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder

[141636]

$5.00

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

[141497]

$27.00

Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[138288]

$8.50

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$5.00