THE DAILY BIRD MAY 2024

Here I am, ready to present another handful of my birds from my personal challenge, The Daily Bird. I, at this point, am only SIX MONTHS behind, in that today I am showing you birds that I drew during May, 2024.

As always, I will note the name of the bird, as well as where in the world this particular specimen can be found. I hope you enjoy!

 great hornbill

india, bhutan, nepal, mainland southeast asia, sumatra

blue-naped chlorophonia

atlantic forest in brazil, paraguay, argentina, venezuela

cactus wren

southwestern u.s. and northern and central mexico

allen's hummingbird

coastal california

laughing kookaburro

australia

osprey

north america

veery

(isn't he veery cute?)

northern u.s. and southern canada

pyrrhuloxia

arizona, new mexico, texas and woodland edges in mexico

mourning warbler

california, eastern canada, florida, great lakes, mid-atlantic, new england, plains, etc.

pond heron

tropical old world

bufflehead duck

north america

whooping swan

alaska and "the north"

finland's national bird

european collared dove

europe and asia

red-crested cardinal

argentina, bolivia, southern brazil, paraguay, uruguay

And there you go. I must admit that, after drawing more than 900 bird profiles, I am becoming a bit "birded" out. I'm not sure how long I will continue on this avian path.

I would love it if you would follow me on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/paperseedlings/. That would thrill me no end!

If you would ever like to own a good quality print of one of my birds, please let me know!

birdie

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SAY IT WITH CIRCLES

Sometimes random is perfection. By doing random, no one is in control of the situation. It is always interesting, and sometimes surprising, what results when doing the random thing.

The only controlled part of this card is that I chose deeply saturated colors in cardsdtock. I wanted to place the random colors and circles against a black background, which added a lot of impactful punch.

Another random facet of this card is the die cut holes in the circles. However the circles came away from my Big Shot is how they were added to my card. I loved how this added to the total randomness.  

SUPPLIES: 

White cardstock

Black cardstock

Coordinating cardstock

Assorted cardstocks in saturated colors

Many Messages

Black ink

Big Shot

Spotlight on Nature dies

Coordinating grosgrain ribbon

Stampin Dimensionals

INSTRUCTIONS:

Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of white cardstock in half, creasing it well with a bone folder.

For this card, I chose scraps of strong-colored cardstocks. Use one of these colors and cut it to 4" x 5 1/4". Adhere this to the white card base.

Cut a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of black cardstock. You will use this as the base on which to add your circles.

Using the two small dies and the next larger die from the Spotlight on Nature die set, cut a variety of circles from the strong-colored cardstock. I used the circles with holes as they came off from the dies, without removing any of the little pieces that are stuck inside the holes. I love the random look of some holes empty/some holes filled. Your choice.

Anyway, add these circles to the black cardstock in a whimsical pattern. Trim the edges of any of the circles that extend beyond the edges of the black cardstock.

Adhere this circle layer to the card base.

On a 1/2" x 1 3/4" piece of white cardstock, stamp a sentiment in black ink. Add to the back of the sentiment piece a 3" strip of coordinating grosgrain ribbon.

Use Dimensionals to add the sentiment piece to the card in the lower right.

Random

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