Nests of Winter

I know I say that I love all the new products. But I’m not exaggerating when I say that this suite is my absolute favorite!

I love birds. I have backyard feeders and enjoy watching the birds eat, flutter off to the nearby trees, come back and bicker with each other over a perch for feed, and quickly flutter away again.

I still get excited when I see a brilliant cardinal, blue jay, chickadee, woodpecker, grosbeak, and even pheasant, mourning dove and bunnies that come to clean up the ground under the feeders.

So, when I saw this suite featured birds, and that much of it contains my favorite color, Coastal Cabana, I couldn’t order it fast enough! And you can bet I’m ordering more of the paper as soon as I get a chance.

The cards I featured this week came together so quick and easy!

If you watched my YouTube tutorial, you heard me talking about this already - but I think it’s important enough to repeat...

If you have a hobby or value creativity, I think it’s important to try to spend time on it every single day…even if just for a couple minutes. Don’t get so busy with all the other “mundane” responsibilities in life that you forget to nourish that part of who you are. Make that time for yourself a priority, whatever it may be.

This suite is ideal for creating fast, stunning projects - even if you only have a couple minutes!

This will be especially helpful as we enter the holiday season! Not many of us have hours to spend on our cardmaking, like we wish we did, but we still want to send and hand out some really pretty cards during the holiday season.

This suite features stamps, dies, an embossing folder, and fantastic designer series paper, some of which coordinate with the dies.

My YouTube tutorial walks you through creating one of these cards with just a few simple supplies. I’m excited for you to watch, get your hands on this suite and create some fun winter bird cards for yourself. If you do, please tag me on social media! I’d love to see what you create!

Supplies used:

Stampin’ Up! Nests of Winter Suite Collection

Stampin’ Up! Stylish Shapes Dies

Stampin’ Up! Cardstock: Basic White, Coastal Cabana, Gray Granite, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake 

Stampin’ Classic Ink Pads: Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Night of Navy

Stampin’ Dimensionals

Basic White card base, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Basic White panel, 4 x 5 1/4

Crumb Cake cardstock, 3 1/2 x 3 1/2

Snowy Designer Series Paper, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4

Bird duo die cut from Designer Series Paper

Sentiment stamped with Crumb Cake ink on the Basic White panel

Use liquid glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals to assemble the layers and die cut

As always, don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions. You can reach me at leahfayehandmade@gmail.com.

Have a great rest of your day!