Blank Page Muse Blog: A Little Birdie Told Me ~ Wings

Friday, May 23, 2025

A Little Birdie Told Me ~ Wings

Hi, friends! It's design team member Walter here on the blog with you. Today I'm sharing my final card for the May theme of Wings. For this card, I wanted to focus on a bird and the Flower & Bird Sketches Art Rubber Stamp Sheet Set provided the perfect images to use. The bird stamp is so beautifully detailed. I didn't want to use traditional bird colors though . . . I wanted the bird to pop. I decided upon stamping it on patterned paper for a touch of whimsy. I feel that it creates a happier aesthetic and is very pretty. Oh, and a little birdie told me that you're amazing!

I used the following to create it:

Flower & Bird Sketches Art Rubber Stamp Sheet Set
Special Day Clear Sentiments Flowers Stamp Set
Brutus Monroe Clear Embossing Ink
Brutus Monroe Icicle Clear Embossing Powder
Altenew Caramel Toffee Ink Spray
Black Pigment Ink
Scorched Timber Distress Ink
Gel Pens
Piece of patterned paper of choice
A2 Kraft card base
4"x5.25" Aquamarine card panel

Here's how I created it:

I began by stamping the trio of flowers onto the card panel using black ink to create the main focal point. I thought it would be a nice effect to have an arch of floating "invisible" feathers around the floral. The next step was to use the smallest feather stamp and clear embossing ink to stamp the arch design in place. I made sure to place the feathers in different positions to give a "stages of falling" look.

Once all of the wings were stamped, I restamped the floral element with black pigment ink and then dusted the entire panel with clear embossing powder. I wanted to seal the floral to add a shine to it and help it stand out.

I decided to use gel pens to color the flowers to make sure that they are opaque since alcohol markers would have given them a more translucent effect. I started with a darker base gel pen, let it dry, and then put in highlights were a lighter shade. I'm pretty happy with how they look! I then stamped the sentiment at the top of the card.

I stamped the bird onto some patterned paper with Scorched Timber ink and then fussy cut it out. I put some double-sided foam tape onto the bird and set it aside. I covered up the sentiment and floral with low tack tape and used the inside part of the sprayer to tape some Caramel Toffee ink splatter onto the card.

The last step was to adhere the panel onto the card base and then place the bird down onto it. While a very simple design, it's packed with nice colors and some really cool design elements. I hope that you like it!