Happy Bird-Day

I'm sliding in with this sweet bird themed birthday just before the deadline for the current sketch at CAS(e) this Sketch!  This adorable birdie from the Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies set is one of my all-time favorites.  Here, I colored him up with Copic markers and cut out the colored image with the matching Buddies Icons die.  I adhered the bird image to a blue panel using foam tape for dimension.  After edging the panel with a super narrow strip of yellow cardstock to match the bird, I used more foam tape to adhere the panel to a cardfront with a strip of striped patterned paper along the right edge.  The set's "happy bird-day" sentiment was stamped on another narrow strip of yellow cardstock, then adhered to the cardfront.  A trio of aqua sequins sprinkled around the birdie added a final festive touch to the design.

Materials Used:
Birthday Buddies stamp set, Buddies Icons dies (Paper Smooches); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Baja Breeze cardstock (Stampin' Up!); Bright Buttercup cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Anchors Aweigh 6x6 paper pad (Doodlebug Design); aqua sequins (Treehouse Studio); foam tape