Papertrey Ink September 2017 Blog Hop & Time Out

As soon as I saw this month inspiration for the Papertrey September Ink Blog Hop, I knew I wanted to participate. I love the colors and the way they pop against the black background.

Although it’s certainly not necessary to use a bird as the focal point, I turned to one of my favorite PTI sets, “Songbirds,” and used some of the same colors and elements seen in the inspiration piece.

There are no wing dies in this set so I drew and fussy-cut one for the little bird. I sponged some “Honey Nut,” “Cocoa Bean,” and a touch of “Terracotta Tile” on the bird after die cutting it with Rustic White cardstock. I trimmed one branch from the leaf dies after they were cut from New Leaf and Green Parakeet cardstock. The little flowers were punched from very old punches in my collection. The banner and sentiment are both part of the “Songbirds” set.

Before adhering the black piece to the Pure Poppy card (love red and black!) I adhered a piece of fun foam to the back so it’s popped up a bit. I’d love to have a stamp set that features the bird and flowers in the inspiration piece, but “Songbirds” will have to suffice for now.

I’m linking up to Papertrey Ink’s Blog Hop and also to the Time Out Challenge:  “Paint The Flying Spirit Of The Birds Rather than its Feathers.”