Bird with flowers

Today I wanted to create a card using some of the flowers I have in my flower 'stash'.  I also created one of Susan's new flowers using the Garden Notes Helenium die set.  

This is a 6-inch square card.  The front is covered with a piece of the ModaScrap Manly Man card stock. 

A frame was created using the Dashing Rectangles and Fitted Rectangles die sets.  The edges of the white Dashing Rectangle frame were sponged using green and brown distress inks.  

The background inside the frame was created using the Els Van de Burgt Bricks die set. To die cut, a piece of clear double sided adhesive was attached to the back of a piece of white card stock, which held the small bricks in place.  The bricks were sponged using tan and brown ink.   The brick die cut was centered behind the Dashing Rectangle Frame and attached to the back of the frame using 6mm clear double sided adhesive. The covering on the clear double sided adhesive, that is on the back of the brick die cut, was removed and the frame attached to the card.

The Els Van de Burgt Leafy Branch die set was used to die cut the branch behind the bird in the frame.  

The Garden Notes Garden Birds 1 die set was used for the bird.  Color and attach at the bottom of the frame, as shown, using a piece of dimensional tape.

The flowers used on this card include the Garden Notes Helenium, Cosmos, Day Lily, Lily 2, and Forsythia.  Also used for background fillers are the Garden Notes Leafy Berry Branch, Maidenhair Fern, and Ladder Fern.  Purple Nuvo Crystal Drops were used for the purple berries on the Leafy Berry Branch.  In the center of the Forsythia, orange Prills were added.  All the flowers and leaves were shaped using Susan's Flower Tool Kit.   The glue used was Kid Choice Glue.

Arrange the ferns, berry branch and flowers on the right side of the frame, as shown.

This card can be mailed in one of the clear acrylic boxes from Elizabeth Craft Designs.