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Spellbinders Summer Build a Birdhouse

7 May

Good morning and Happy Friday!  Today I have a fun card to share using some a new die set from Spellbinders!  Birdhouses Through the Seasons were created by Vicky Papaioannou and today I’m featuring the cute Summer Build a Birdhouse set!

Birdhouses Through the Seasons by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Spellbinders

I’m a sucker for anything nautical so this was my favorite set!  I started by die-cutting all the pieces and then adding shading and coloring with copic markers.  I added a few accents with a white gel pen and then adhered the lighthouse birdhouse together and added the stand and post.

Birdhouses Through the Seasons by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Spellbinders

I blended the background with salvaged patina, mermaid lagoon, blueprint sketch, and chipped sapphire distress oxide inks.  Then I blended antique linen and tea dye oxide inks onto a panel of white cardstock.  I splattered the sand with water and ink for more texture and then tore it to create the look of the surf breaking on the sand.  I blended more ink onto the other torn piece to look like more sand.  I adhered those to my blended background and then added the birdhouse with foam mounting tape.  I finished the card with a few seagulls and a sentiment from a Hero Arts set!

Head over to Spellbinders to check out out all the cute Birdhouses Through the Seasons available now!  Thanks so much for stopping by and have an amazing weekend!

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  1. spilor says

    May 7, 2021 at 9:09 am

    Hi, Jess!
    I absolutely love this card! I hope you do not mind if I plagiarize / rip off your design and make some of my own. I got Vicky’s birdhouses and think they are fantastic. I love the scene you’ve created. I consider you an artistic mentor!
    Lori S in PA

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  2. tara prince says

    May 7, 2021 at 10:13 am

    so very pretty!!

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  3. Mary G says

    May 7, 2021 at 12:37 pm

    Love this too Jessica! Weirdly though, when I ordered the bundle from Spellbinders I got two autumn die sets and zero summer ones! They have shipped me the summer one so I’m waiting patiently — I can’t wait, I love the lighthouse!! Your card is very fun, I can’t wait to play along!

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