Welcome to Simply Stampin’ Sunday – my post of Clean And Simple projects that can be made in minutes using Stampin’ Up! products.  I’m ready to say Hello to Spring – how about you?  This week’s card features the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper and A Good Day stamp set from the Annual Catalog.   The hand colored little bird is sitting on a branch made with Leaf Ribbon.

The Animal Expedition DSP has some really cute designs featuring a few different kinds of animals – all of them make me smile.  This particular design with the little birds and butterflies makes me think of Spring.  And the Tranquil Textures piece makes me think of blue skies.

I love that we have Stampin’ Write markers in every current color.  It’s so easy to coordinate our colored images with the Designer Series Paper and card stock.

The leaf ribbon adds dimension and interest to the art piece.  Trim one leaf off the side and add it to the end to make a branch.

Add a length of ribbon to the inside of the card to complete.

Here are the Simple Steps to make this card:

1. Cut a 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ panel of Whisper White Thick card stock and score at 4-1/4″ for the card base.
2. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere a 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel of Tranquil Textures  Designer Series Paper to the front of the card base.
3. Adhere a 1-3/4″ x 5″ panel of Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper to a 1-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ panel of Pacific Point card stock with Liquid Glue,
4. Use Glue to adhere the completed layer to the left front of the card base.
5. Use Jet Black StazOn ink to stamp the bird image from the A Good Day stamp set on a panel of Whisper White card stock.
6. Use Stampin’ Write markers to color the bird: Pacific Point, Balmy Blue, Pool Party, Blushing Bride and Daffodil Delight.
7. Use the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch to cut out the image with the bird in the lower left area.
8. Stamp the sentiment from the Varied Vases stamp set with Pacific Point ink in the upper right area of the circle.
9. Cut a mat for the art piece from Pacific Point card stock with the Layering Circles Framelits Dies and adhere with Liquid Glue.
10. Use Glue to adhere a length of Leaf Ribbon as the branch for the bird.  Carefully clip one leaf off the side and adhere it to the end of the ribbon to make a branch.
11. Adhere the art piece to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
12. Add a length of ribbon to the inside of the card with a dab of Liquid Glue under each leaf.  Now it’s ready for you to write a note and send it on it’s way.

*** A complete list of products used is at the end of this post.

Stampin’ Up! products used to create this project: