A Little Birdie Told Me

This card was made for Heart 2 Heart Challenge "Favorite Paper Pak." and what a difficult decision this was, however, for today's choice "Penelope."  

Story:  My children would ask me who their favorite was...my response "You're my favorite daughter" (I only have one daughter); however, I had two sons so my response would be "You're my favorite youngest son" and "You're my favorite oldest son".  And this carries on for my grandchildren too...luckily we don't have a big family.  When my children would draw pictures they would ask which was my favorite...again my response would be "I don't have a favorite, they are all beautiful drawings."  Still today my adult children try to trick me into a favorite, and they don't get any different response. I love them all, and they are my favorites.  

I couldn't even decide on a particular pattern from "Penelope" Paper Pak so I decided to cut 1/2" strips of each paper, one from each side and also used the zip strips, and adhered them to a 12 x 12 white daisy cardstock.  Cut the background panel 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 from my decorated cardstock, and then die-cut the frames using Pretty Posh stitched and scalloped rectangular stackables.  I made sure that I followed the same pattern for each frame.  Frames were adhered with 3D Regular and Thin Foam Tape.  

This is a closer view of the focal point.  Vellum was used in the center frame to make it softer and appear as you were looking through a window.  The sentiment was stamped on the vellum. Stamped a couple of birdiess on design paper, fussy-cut and adhered to the widow frames. Stamped a couple sets of balloons with ink, fussy-cut and set behind Birdie as he was holding behind his back, and added liquid glass for shine and dimension.

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CTMH Products Unless Otherwise Specified:
Design Paper
     Penelope Paper Pak
Cardstock
     Paper Fundamentals - Whimsical "Canary"
     White Daisy
Inks
     Black
Dies
     Pretty Pink Posh "Stitched and Scalloped Rectangular Stackables"
Stamps
     Birds - Pretty Pink Posh "Birdie Notes"
     Sentiments and Balloons - CTMH C1206 "Life is Tweet"
Other
     Liquid Glass
     3D Regular and Thin Foam Tape