Hummingbird Shaped Card

Hummingbirds remind me of my Mom. So do lambs and pansies, but I have managed not to purchase any of the lovely pansy stamps & dies that have been released the past year or so. But when I saw this 5 x 7" shaped hummingbird die from Spellbinders? I might have actually gasped before I grabbed it. In fact, the designer has several dies in this line including a smaller hummer with lily's and that ended up in my cart too. What can I say - sometimes I'm weak. 😂

I wanted to play with it right away to make a birthday card for a friend, so I grabbed some of my Mirri cardstock (Hunkydory) and this is what I came up with. This card is also the 4th edition to my monthly series Shaped Cards. 

I just love how it looks with the mirrored and metallic card stocks! 

Inside I added an oval to stamp the sentiment on, since the die also embosses the details and it's too bumpy to stamp directly onto.

NOTE:  I cut the large outline shape three times. Once from the green/blue mirrored card stock and twice from white. The green/blue layer was adhered to one of the white ones then I proceeded to decorate it with the rest of the pieces in the set, fitting them like a jigsaw puzzle. The die embossed the lines so it's easy to see where they all fit. That second white hummer was used as the card back.

To make the hinge to attach the back of the card, I scored a line straight across as shown below, then added glue ABOVE the score line. Then I attached the back hummingbird shape to the front. When it was dry, I had a shaped card that will stand on it's own for display. Oh, and I also trimmed off some of the bottom feathers on the inside back (shown below) to help it stand.

Below is the card opened slightly and standing, and it just makes me HAPPY!!!  I am going to have to make a few more as I know several people who also love hummingbirds. This die will also fit on the front of a 5 x 7" card if I choose not to make it a shaped card. ❤️

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 Cards

April so far - 16 Cards

Additional Supplies:

Mirri Damask cardstock - Hunky Dory 

White cardstock

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