Happy Bird Day

Hello crafters! I started by cutting the Tropical Flora die out of several shades of green card.  I cut a white frame using the Double Stitched Squares and added mounting foam to the back of it.  I attached the die cuts from the Tropical Flora die to the mounting foam so that the leaves can be seen from the inside lip of the frame, slightly overlap them and mix up the style of leaves and colors as you move along the frame to attach them.  I added a second piece of mounting foam over the leaves then added a white backing piece to the frame.  Next I cut the Happy Bird Day Dear Friend sentiment from the Parrot die set in black.  I glued it to the inside of the frame.  I cut the Parrot in white and coloured the Parrot using primary colour ink pens.  I cut the parrot again in white and coloured just the wing and cut it away and added it onto the first parrot with a small piece of mounting foam to raise it slightly.  I added the parrot to the right side of the frame with mounting foam and a piece of greenery under him.   I cut two Hibiscus flowers in Red and added yellow centres using the dies from the Tropical Hibiscus die set.  I added some leaves in green and attached the flowers in the upper left corner of the frame.  I cut a piece of white card an inch larger than the frame and added strips of double sided tape around all four sides.  I sprinkled Frosted Sparkle Glitterbitz all over it, then added the frame to the centre, using mounting foam  I completed the card with white mats and layers.  The finished dimensions are 7 ¾”  x  7 ¾” in size.  All for now, Sue x

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