Hey Birthday Chick

Hello, I have a set of really cute cards to share today using the fabulous Hey Birthday Chick bundle with a little help from the brand new Hey Birthday Chick bundle!

So many of my crafty ladies were delighted with the release of coordinating dies for the Hey Chick stamp set that they earned for free during Sale-A-Bration 2017.  The dies are available seperately or, together with the stamp set if you did not get it first time round with a 10% bundle saving.  (I had to buy the stamps again because I couldn't find my stamp set - I'm sure it will turn up at some point!

Now you can expand your clutch of chicks with the arrival of Hey Birthday Chick.  I love the expression on the chicks - so comical!

There are also lots of useful little elements in the die sets that can be used for many different projects too - did you spot the 'Happy Birthday' die above?

I love to make tiny cards for a change don't you? This card has been designed to fit into a 3" x 3" BWT envelope; the card is slightly smaller than I would usually make for this size of envelope to allow for all the dimension!

The inspiration for this project came directly from Stampin' Up! and I knew as soon as I saw it that I needed to create a version - does this ever happen to you?

Here is my recreation of the SU project

It was difficult to guage from the image above the size of the project; I think mine is slighlty smaller so I decided not to add the little coloured dots to my card.   

The colours I used:

Blushing Bride

Coastal Cabana

Pool Party

So Saffron

You will need:

15.2 cm x 6.7 cm Basic White Thick (BWT) - scrored 7.6cm

6.7 cm x 5.8 cm

Scraps of BWT for stamping and diecutting

The background:

Die cut the little cross hatches across the bottom of the BWT panel.

Top Tip

Don't worry if you do what I did in the left hand corner when die cutting and you end up with split edge!    I positioned a dimensional on the back to hold the edge in place.  If you are not using dimensionals you could add a tiny piece of double sided tape instead.

Position a sticky note across the panel masking off the top part.  I used a blending brush to add Coastal Cabana across the bottom of the panel.  Adding ink intensifies the detail of the cross hatches.

Re position the sticky note to cover the Coastal Cabana section.  Then add Pool Party ink to the top of the panel with a blending brush.  I then stamped the little dots and swirls on the top section using Pool Party ink.

The die cutting:

I cut the fence from So Saffron card and the bunting (3), from Blushing Bride.  

To assemble:

Adhere the fence with mini dimensionals and use tiny dabs of Tombow to adhere the bunting snipping off any overhaning pieces.

The stamping and colouring:

Stamp a little chick onto a scrap of card using Memento ink and cut out with the coordinating die.  I added some colour with the blend pens.

Adhere the chick to the top of the fence with a dimensional.  Stamp the sentiment onto a scrap of card with Memento ink and trim to size.  Adhere to the card with mini dimensionals.  Finally, adhere the panel to the card front with dimensonals.

Here is the completed project:

I decorated the envelope flap and the inside of the card with the dots and swirls image using Pool Party ink.

I had so fun much with these little cards that I made a whole pile of them.  I  used different chicks and sentiments and also stamped the chicks on some of the envelopes.  

Some of the cards I made will be used as customer thank you cards and the rest I will give to my team at work for Easter.

Hope you have a crafty weekend!

Susan xx

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