Scrappy Birdy Card and Bird Template

Hi Friends! I'm pre-posting this card. I'm feeling a little crabby today! I think I'm going to just kick back and read a book. I do have one more thing to post but I'll post it later when I'm feeling less crabby. You're like pre-post? LOL! Yeah, I'm anticipating crabbiness today (I'm posting this on Tuesday night). I get weird like this once in a while. I feel moody but don't know why. It's not PMS. . .LOL! It's not really moodiness, it's more like feeling "blah". I think I'm coming down with a cold or something. I started on a card yesterday morning and I was almost done . .I went downstairs and never stepped back into my craft room again. I gotta be in a good mood to craft. I think it's allergy season that's why. . .I get moody during this time of the year with the itchy eyes, stuffy head, sneezing. . .most times I can't tell if I have a cold or just allergies.

Anyway. . .enough of my griping. I created this card using a bird template by someone else but her image was all in black which I don't like because it prints black and you can't print directly on to the designer paper so I decided to convert it into an outline using my Adobe Illustrator program. Yeah, Illustrator is fabulous like that! I got the original template from Living the Swell Life but you can use the "outline" template that I created below.

Isn't it a fun image or what? I added a rhinestone brad to the eyes! I love the template. I think I'm going to make another birdie card. I really had fun with the image.

I also rubbed a bit of Tim Holtz distressing ink around the bird image and parts of the rest of the card.

Anyway, stop by later. I have a sneak peek card that I'll posting of a new image at Instyle Stamps!!

Before I go. . .I once had a blog site where I only posted "scrappy projects". . .I have it archived but if you want to check out the other scrappy cards and projects from that blog. . .visit Card Inspired There's other templates and tutorials on that site. I no longer update that blog so don't subscribe or follow that blog, okay.

Hope you all have a non-crabby day!!

Card Details:

Image: See below

Papes: K&CO and DCWV designer paper, SU Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery

Ink: Tim Holtz Distressing Ink

Accessories: JoAnn Rhinestone Brads, K&Co sentiment embellishment, CTMH and Prima flowers, Basic Basic Ribbon





With the template below, if you want to print it, click on the drop menu that is labeled "more". It'll give you the option to print. You may view a full page of the tutorial by clicking on the icon to the very top right corner. It'll open up a new window with the templatel. If you just want to enlarge directly on the blog, click on the + button or the magnifying glass! You may scroll down the page using the scroll bar to the right of the document. Anyway, try the template out when you have a chance!

Bird Template