THE DAILY BIRD JUNE 2024

Looking back at my The Daily Bird drawings from June, 2024, I was disappointed to discover the overall lack of quality. June was a really bad month for me, and it is obviously reflected in how I drew. My mom died on June 17. 

Anyway, as I said, I present to you a mere handful of the drawings I did during June, 2024. The quality just was not there.

As always, I will note above each drawing the name of the bird and where in the world this bird can be found. 

I should note that not only did I complete my personal challenge of #365birds, drawing a bird each day for a full year, but, once that was finished, I jumped right in to another bird drawing challenge, which I call The Daily Bird. As of today, I am on day 382 of that challenge. So, I have been drawing a bird a day for more than two years now, with no end in sight.

red-shouldered hawk

north america

potoo

central and south america

bicolored antpitta

colombian andes

tricolored heron

coastal parts of the americas

eastern wood-pewee

north america

ruddy duck

north america

araripe manakin

brazil

syke's nightjar

northwestern south asia

burrowing owl

north and south america

red-headed trogon

asia

northern pintail

north america, europe, asia

mountain bluebird

western north america

And there we have it. Another month of my bird drawings posted in Paper Seedlings.

I hope you are enjoying our bird journey together. With about 10,000 species of birds around the world, I have a long way to travel yet.

If you would ever like to own a print of any of my birds, just give me a shout. I would be honored.

Birdie

Smiles.

PEACE AND HAPPINESS

I thought it would be a good time to share a Holiday greeting card with you. This card is really very simple to create. Get out your tools and stamp along with me!

I apologize that the photo doesn't truthfully represent the beauty of the metallics and the rich colors.

SUPPLIES:

Light neutral cardstock

Night of Navy cardstock (or cardstock that coordinates with the patterned paper you are using)

A printed paper with metallic touches

Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set

Beautiful Baubles stamp set

Night of Navy ink (or coordinating ink)

VersaMark ink

Big Shot

Happy Little Things dies

Stampin' Dimensionals

Copper Ribbon

Embossing Buddy

Copper Embossing Powder

Heat Tool

DIRECTIONS:

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

Cut a seasonal piece of printed paper to 4" x 5 1/4". At about 1 3/4" from the top of the paper, add a length of copper ribbon, taping the ends oon the back.

Adhere the seasonal paper to the card base.

Cut a 3" square of the same cardstock  you used for the card base. Rub an Embossing Buddy all over this piece. With VersaMark ink, stamp the ornaments. Heat emboss the image with copper embossing powder.

Add this embossed piece to a 3 1/4" square of Night of Navy cardstock, or any other color that coordinates with the printed paper you have chosen.

Use Dimensionals to add this finished piece to the patterned paper, leaving even margins at the top and sides.

On a scrap of the light-colored cardstock, in coordinating ink, stamp a seasonal message.

Die cut the sentiment with a small label die. Adhere the label flat about 1/2" below the square.

Holiday

Smiles.