Serendipity Stamps Simple Card

Hi guys!

I'm back from our trip to Cozumel and slowly getting back into the swing of things. We had a wonderful time and I have some photos I'd love to share with you. But first, today is a Serendipity Stamps DT challenge day!

This week we were challenged to make a simple, one-layer card. There are a few of Serendipity's stamps that I have been itching to use, and I thought now was the perfect time.

Recently, I have been very enthusiastic about feeding and watching the birds in our backyard. We live across the street from a city park with a few acres of forest and so we get a really great mix of common and not-so-common birds around the feeder. We get different species of woodpeckers, nuthatches, chickadees.. but my favorite are the finches.

Inspired by these beautiful little birds, I pulled out the Goldfinch stamp from Serendipity and some watercolor paper to create this card.

I used ink pads and an aqua painter to watercolor the image. The sentiment, A Little Note, is also from Serendipity. These stamps are available together along with a spray of little notes in the Goldfinch Cling Set.

I had so much fun making that card that I made another as well.

For this card, I used the Garden Glove stamp along with the For You sentiment (which is on sale here right now!). The Garden Glove is also available in a cling set with a coordinating sentiment. These are great sets - a few coordinating stamps for a great price.

I paper pieced the glove with some pretty patterned paper and used coordinating inks to color the flowers. I can't tell you how much fun I had making these simple cards! It was fun to sit down and just stamp and color. I think a few little cuties like these bundled up with ribbon would make a great set of cards for someone.

I am so glad you could stop by today - thankfully I am getting back into a normal schedule again. Please be sure to visit the other Design Team members to see their take on the challenge!

Amy
Kathie
Lynda

Have a great day!

#Anya

Recipe:
A Little Note
Stamps: Goldfinch, A Little Note - Serendipity Stamps
Cardstock: Watercolor Paper (90# Cold Press) - Canson
Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger; Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Marigold Morning, Cameo Coral, Soft Sky - Stampin' Up!
Other: Aqua Painter

Garden Glove
Stamps: Garden Glove, For You - Serendipity Stamps
Cardstock: Watercolor Paper (90# Cold Press) - Canson
Patterned Paper: Chloe's Closet - Making Memories
Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger; More Mustard, Brocade Blue, Mellow Moss, Old Olive, So Saffron - Stampin' Up!; Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
Other: Aqua Painter