Don’t know what it is about me and birds recently…I must be picking up Bird-Vibes from the cat.  He sits at the sliding glass door in the kitchen and watches the birds.  When they get too close to the door he barks.  Seriously.  He has this goofy sound he makes that sounds like a bark.  We refer to it as his “Birdy Bark”, and that should tell you all you need to know about how wacky this household is.  I think we’d better move onto the card before I  reveal any more deep, dark family secrets:

• Elements of Style and Vintage Labels (SAB) stamp sets
• Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry and Garden Green card stock
• Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper
  
• Sahara Sand and Garden Green Classic ink pads
• Bermuda Bay, Tempting Turquoise, Garden Green and Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Write markers
• Rich Razzleberry and Garden Green Classic ink refills; Aquapainter
• Big Shot and Lattice Impressions folder
• Scallop Trim border punch; Piercing tool, template and mat
• Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon

I really threw the tool box at this card!  I used the Sahara Sand ink pad to lay down the beautiful roses on the Vanilla card stock and then watercolored them with the Aquapainter and the ink refills.  I used markers directly on the stamp to color the hummingbird  and although the colors aren’t perfectly true to life I’m happy with the result.  Just in case you’re wondering, that’s not a new taffeta ribbon – I folded it in half – OK, the truth is I brought it downstairs and IRONED it in half.  It wouldn’t stay when I folded it.  The things I do to get a card just right!

Uh-oh.  Somebody’s barking again.  One of these days those sassy Mynah birds are gonna let him have it.