Spellbinders Birdhouses Through the Seasons Mini Slimline Cards

Hi there, I love bird-themed die/stamp sets, and the new Birdhouses Through the Seasons by Vicky Papaioannou is adorable.

I totally love it!!

Here is a video with some ideas to get crafty with Birdhouses Through the Seasons.

THE Collection

Birdhouses Through the Seasons by Vicky Papaioannou includes 5 die sets and 1 stamp set.

You will need a die-cutting machine to use the die sets. This is a lifetime investment and it is an amazing way to quickly and effortlessly cut intricate shapes without the need to fussy cut.

Sweet Birds on A Branch FRom Birdhouses Through the Seasons

Sweet Birds on a Branch die set includes 6 birds designs, you can also die cut the birds legs, a branch and leaves dies.

The birds are tiny they are not larger than 1″ inch.

Sweet Birds on a Branch Die Set [ Available at Spellbinders – Simon Says Stamp]

BUILD A Spring Birdhouse Die Set
from Birdhouses Through the Seasons

Build a Spring Birdhouse Die Set [ Available at Spellbinders – Simon Says Stamp]

Summer Birdhouse Die Set
from Birdhouses Through the Seasons

Build a Summer Birdhouse Die Set [ Available at Spellbinders – Simon Says Stamp]

Fall Birdhouse Die Set
From Birdhouses Through the Seasons

Build a Fall Birdhouse Die Set [ Available at Spellbinders – Simon Says Stamp]

winter Birdhouse Die Set
From Birdhouses Through the Seasons

Build a Winter Birdhouse Die Set [ Available at Spellbinders – Simon Says Stamp]

Tweed SentimentS Stam set
From Birdhouses Through the Seasons

This mini stamp set contains 6 sentiments to stamp projects made with the die sets or to Tweet Sentiments Stamp Set [ Available at Spellbinders – Simon Says Stamp]

The Card Making Process

All the cards in this post measures 6 -3/4″ x 3-1/2″ inches.

The Birds

You can apply a wide variety of techniques to give life to these cute die-cut birds.

• I die cut the birds out of Neenah Solar Crest 80 Lb cardstock ( white), and I applied colours using Copic markers in reddish, pink, orange, and brown.

The Birdhouses

• First, I applied Altenew watercolour paints over several sheets of watercolor paper. I did this as unevenly as possible.
• Then, I splattered the paper using the same paint colour but more concentrated ( darker).
• Next, I allow my daughter (Emma) to spray a mist of Nuvo Silver and Gold Mica over the paper.
• I die-cut all the accessories out of these watercolor sheets.
• The main “house die-cuts” were cut out of smooth white cardstock.

The Background Panels

• I used the larger rectangle die from Mini Slimline Rectangles Die Set by Simon Says Stamp to die-cut the background panels out of hammered cardstock.
• By using colored watercolor die-cut paper, the compositions could look a little bit busy so I decided to use Hammered cardstock for the background.
• Hammered cardstock resembles the texture of watercolor paper but is a lot more affordable and as watercolor paper, this type of cardstock is not truly white but ivory, and it is very popular here in the UK.

The Sentiments

For the sentiments, I used Mini Everyday Sentiments Glimmer set, Brass Hot Foil , the Spellbinders Hot Foil System, and the Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine. (Watch a video about hot foiling here)

This is a must have!

It contains 26 sentiments and 3 banner dies to cut them out.

That’s all for today
I hope you enjoy this post, the ideas and this adorable die collection!
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Bibi

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