I used toothpicks and skewer leftovers from yesterday 's party with friends to make the roof for my birdhouse.
I layered them on Aslan ( 2 sided sticky paper). I pierced a few rows of holes, and stitched them by hand.
Cut it into a triangle and added it to the folded card.
The walls of my birdhouse are dry embossed with a CB "wood" embossing folder and sponged with Distress Ink, as are the die cut Ivy's from Marianne Design ( LR 0206) on the roof walls and beneath the large bird.
I also used the woodland branches and Holly vines die cuts from MemoryBox to decorate the roof.
The hole in the wall is made with a circle punch from SU.
The image is from a decoupage sheet from Precious Marieke (CD10617) cut by hand into several layers.
The large bird is sitting on the leaves beside the hole.
A little bird on the roof and the nest are placed inside the card.
Accessories: BigShot/Embossing folder: "Wood"/Marianne Design ivy LR0206/Memorybox :woodland branch and Holly vine/SU circle punch/ 2 magnets/ pop up dots/Skewers and tooth picks
Techniques: Making a birdhouse- Die cutting- Sponging- punching-Paper Tole- Decoupage
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131481
Fri, Jun 10, 2016 @ 6:28 AM
I saw this yesterday, Niki, but I was away from home for the day and there was no free WiFi on my bus. So clever and creative with the skewers. I love this.
Registered: November 12, 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 195
Sat, Jun 11, 2016 @ 8:03 AM
How cute this is, Niki! Such a pretty design! Thanks for joining us in the {Our Crafty Corner Challenge}! Hope to see more of your pretty projects again soon! Please check back to see if you are a winner!
Registered: November 21, 2004 Location: Ky Posts: 247
Sat, Jun 11, 2016 @ 9:21 PM
What a cute card. I love your bird house. Great ideas. Thanks for joining us at the Crafty Creations Challenges for our latest challenge. Good luck and join us again soon. Hugs, Barbara {Crafty Creations Challenges}
Fabulous creation. Thank you for joining in with the Sisters of Craft challenge, good luck in the voting and we hope to see you again. Crafty Blessings. Tracy SOC DT x Don't forget about our Sisters of Craft Facebook Group too where you share your makes, find inspiration and take part in mini challenges.
Registered: October 4, 2010 Location: Round Lake Beach, IL Posts: 66
Fri, Jul 01, 2016 @ 2:25 PM
Gorgeous project! So many different textures make this project just pop! Thank you for joining our Great Impressions Challenge this month, and I hope you to see you next month.
Ruza ~ GI Designer