Map It Monday - Springtime Bluebird

Today's card map is a great one for a large stamped image.  Here's a cute little bluebird card that sets the stage for Springtime! I have stamped with the big birdie in the Good Friend stamp set.  The sun in the sky is actually a stamp in that stamp set too!  You can add either a small punched circle or a yellow brad for the sun's center.


I stamped the bird once onto white cs and then stamped just the wing once onto Pacific Point cs and cut around the wing.  It's called "paper piecing" - just adhere the wing with dimensionals onto the bird & you'll have a 3-D effect!

Prior to layering the white cs onto Pacific Point cs, I pierced a triangular pattern in the upper left corner with the mat pack, sponged the background, and added a "puddle" under the bird's feet.  Either a blender pen, partially wiped off, or an aqua painter, can be used to pick up a slight amount of color to appear translucent & look like a puddle of water.

I did some corner rounding with the corner rounder punch.  Then the white cs is layered onto Pacific Point cs, a thin strip of non-S U dsp is adhered for interest, and then a eyelet-punched strip of Pacific Point is tucked between the white card & the Pacific Point layer.

Happy Springtime!

Linda