Make A Little Birdhouse In Your Soul

Have I just aged myself with that title? LOL! (For those who aren’t sure, it is the title of a song from the 1990s by the group They Might Be Giants!)

I’m enjoying the recent craze in downloadable stamp images at the moment, I shall always love rubber stamps but the downloadable stamped images are instant hits with me, particularly being in the UK where you can’t always get those fabby rubber stamps easily from the US.

This image is a download from InStyle Stamps and I’ve used it for their challenge this week which is a Thank You themed sketch and a Guest DT Call.

I thought the card would make a fab ‘Thank you for letting me stay’ card 🙂

A tip for any of you who haven’t tried stamped image downloads yet, or who are having problems with colouring them after printing – as soon as you print them use clear embossing powder and your heat tool to seal the printer ink.

Materials:
Stamp – InStyle Downloads
Colouring – Prismacolor; sansodor
Papers – DCWV
Usual Suspects – double-sided tape; Silicone glue; Paper Trimmer; Scissors
Other – Ribbon; X-cut border die cut; Cuttlebug

Kim Dellow

Kim Dellow is an artist–designer–film-maker living the creative life in London, UK. She's a freelance creative for the craft industry and others, and she loves to share her art-ventures on her blog.

This Post Has 24 Comments

  1. Gorgeous Kim! Love the birdhouse and yes..I can hear the song now 🙂
    gorgeous colour choices and wonderful colouring!
    Judy x

  2. coldwaters2

    Awesome love it your colouring and colour combo just perfect. I have quite a few Digi stamps now and the nice thing about them is they are almost instant, no waiting around for the postman lol.

    Lorraine x

  3. E.T

    The colours rock Kim!

  4. Diane.W.

    Hi Kim!!! Luv your card it’s very cute!!!
    Great tip too,have real probs with my smudgey ink :o)x

  5. Wendy

    WOW!!! Great card Kim!!! Very colorful and fun!!!!

  6. Desire Fourie

    Such a lovely bright and happy creation. You’ve coloured the bird house beautifully. Thanks for the tip. Hugs from Desire

  7. Julie

    lovely card, love how bright and cheerful it is

  8. CraftyC

    Your card is stunning Kim. I am also into digi downloads atm, love them because they are resizable and no storage required! Gonna take at the link, thanks.
    Clairexx

  9. POPPET

    Gorgeous hun so cute, hugs Pops x x x

  10. Jenny

    Love it! So bright and cheery!

  11. Pinklilac

    Hi Kim Beautiful card and I love the bird house. Thanks for the tip on printing.
    Hugs Linda

  12. The Crafty Goat Girl

    Hi Kim, great download, love the paper colours. Thanks for the tip, what a good idea! I remember that record too, lol. Heidi xx

  13. debby4000

    Adorable card, love those papers and the cute little birdhouse.
    luv
    Debby

  14. Julia Aston

    Love that digi birdhouse and the fun DP’s you matched it with – super coloring on this. Thanks for the tip on embossing them after printing!

    thanks also for visiting my blog and leaving me a comment!

  15. Kjerstin

    Mmm – loved this with the strong colours!! 🙂

  16. Heidi Van Laar

    I LOVE They Might Be Giants!

    Love this adorable little card too! The birdhouse is so sweet!

  17. Sue

    Gorgeous card kim luv the birdhouse, brill colouring, luv the papers & ribbon detail, cute ickle birdie sat there, beautiful, sue.x

  18. Crafting Joanne

    This is gorgeous Kim, so love the bright colour combo, so cheerful.

    Joanne x

  19. Owl Whimsy

    LOL, I love They Might Be Giants! Saw them in concert several years back! Was awesome! Cute card!:)

    Steph

  20. Kim

    Hi Kim! Beautiful card you have made! CONGRATS on being chosen as our Guest DT member! I am so looking forward to getting to know you better! Have a great weekend!
    Hugs~ Kim

  21. Cathy

    Hi Kim,
    This is a great card!! Congrats on being a guest designer. I look forward to getting to know you.

    Hugs, Cathy

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