Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #72 - Sketch and/or Anything But A Card


It's another Once Upon A Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week you have the option of the great sketch or you can go with our theme which is "Anything But A Card".
I decided to go with the theme this week and make a birdhouse.

Challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes or Your Favorite...
Digi Doodles Shop - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - Alter Something
Fairytale Challenge - Anything But a Card
Allsorts - Things with Wings
My Mum's Craft Shop - Things With Wings
Take A Word - Wings
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Wings
Sentimental Sunday - Anything But a Card (and a sentiment)
Incy Wincy - Nature
Stamp With Fun - In The Garden
Totally Stampalicious - 3D project
Crafts and Me - Punch It Out


Project Recipe:
Image - Finch by ARTish
Paper - DCWV The Guy Stack
Birdhouse - Joann's (just $1!!!)
Medium - Copic Markers
Paint - Anita's in Mocha Java
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Recollections
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Lace Heart
Sentiment - Heidi Grace


This was the sketch but I chose the theme this week.



I simply painted the unfinished birdhouse with the brown paint. Then I punched strips of two different patterned papers with the heart border punch to make the "tiles".
I added just a few embellishments to the top and a flag with the sentiment.
I think it turned out cute and a great little project with the base birdhouse costing just $1.
We'd love to see you come along and play with us at The Pixie Cottage this week!
Katie

26 comments:

jennie'g' said...

this is beautifull well done jenniexx

Sue said...

Hi Katie, this is gorgeous, love all the heart borders,very pretty indeedy:)

thank you for joining us at MMCS

Anonymous said...

Hello so very beautiful, the design is gorgeous.
Thanks for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge.
**Karla

Jen Leeflang said...

Oh this is so sweet! Thanks for joining us on our Digistamps 4 Joy "Wings" challenge!
luv n huggz
Jen
DS4J DT Co-ordinator

Sadilla said...

this is simply gorgeous!!! =))
hugs
sadia

Debs M said...

wow this is great! Thanks for joining the ‘Anything Goes’ Challenge’ at DDSB
Debbie Dt x
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Charlene said...

Gorgeous little bird and house Katie. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Digistamps4Joy ~ Charlene

michele said...

Beautiful! thanks for joining us at C4E this week hugs x

Davi said...

Katie REally like your birdhouse. The colors and the pretty heart border with pearls is so clever!

Julie said...

Absolutely GORGEOUS birdhouse! Love the way you decorated this beautiful house with the gorgeous heart border shingles! Thanks for playing along with this week's 3D Challenge at Totally Stampalicious!

Karen Howard said...

Wow, this is really stunning! Love the flowers down the roof and the bird is the perfect touch! I'm excited to be a guest designer on the Pixie Cottage Stamps team with you this month! Hugs, Karen

Bianca said...

What a adoreable birdhouse! Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge! xx Bianca

Caz said...

How lovely...Thank you for joining us at Digistamps4joy, and good luck..Bunny x

pinky said...

Its just gorgeous Katie. Thanks for sharing your fab projects. Hope to see you again soon at C4E.
Pinky

Rika said...

ovely birdhouse!

Fleur said...

Wow Katie, what an awesome idea.
Thanks again for joining our challenge at ALLSORTS this week, Good Luck
Hugz Fleur xXx

Janne said...

WOW! I love this birdhouse. It`s just so cute. Thanks for playing along with us at the Sentimental sundays♥
♥♥Janne♥♥

Nikbee said...

A wonderful project. Thank you for joining us at Incy Wincy.

Nikki F x

Mummylade said...

This is a lovely creation, thank you so much for entering it in the Allsorts challenge and good luck.

Lori Turner said...

Super cute 3D project! Thanks for entering it at Totally Stampalicious this week! :)

Nazeema Calypso Thompson said...

Oh my word Katie!!! This birdhouse is GORGEOUS!!! Thank you for joining us this month at Sentimental Sundays.

darling Ho said...

Dear Katie:
Wow! This birdhouse is terrific!! I just love it.:)
Thanks for sharing it. ~darling Ho~ FTC-DT, 2SC-DT, IWDC-May GDT

sunnysideup/doreensng said...

Love the bird house ! lovely details.
Thanks for joining us over at Fairy tale challenge blog.
hugs
Doreen

Faye said...

What a super project, I absolutely love it and the cutie bird too! Thanks for sharing it at MMCS. x

PokSa said...

Beautiful work.
Thanks for joining us at the Fairy Tale Challenge.
xx Sandra

Mona`s Bittelille Scrappekrok said...

Beautiful creation. Thanks for joining us at Crafts and Me. Hugs...Mona