THE DAILY BIRD NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024

Since I posted bird drawings I had done in October most recently, I figured it was time to share some of my favorites from November this time. Well, I think my bird muse must have taken an early holiday vacation, because she certainly wasn't around for me. I needed to dip into my December drawings in order to get at least a handful to share with you, and even then, I'm not happy with the selection.

Oh, well. Here I present to you some of my bird drawings, The Daily Bird, from November and December, 2024.

As always, above each drawing, I will give you the name of the bird, as well as where in the world this bird can be found.

 horned lark

north america

white-headed island-thrush

a few islands of vanuatu and lifou off caledonia

clark's nutcracker

u.s. mountains of the west

european goldfinch

europe, north africa, western and central asia

brahminy kite

indian subcontinent, southeast asia, australia

australian pratincole

australia

black-chinned sparrow

southeast u.s.

azure kingfisher

australia, tasmania

rhea

south america

chipping sparrow

north america

hainan blue flycatcher

cambodia, china, hong kong, laos, myanmar, thailand, vietnam

ayam cemani

java

eurasian widgeon

palearctic

wood stork

southern swamps of north america

And there you have it: a questionable bunch of bird drawings from November and December, 2024.

Thanks so much once again for continuing to accompany me on my The Daily Bird drawing challenge!

birdie

smiles.

MAY ALL YOUR WISHES

If you're at all like me, you have lots of dribs and drabs of patterned paper in your stash left over from past projects. Toss the scraps in the garbage? No way! 

This card is an idea for using up some of those scraps. Simple and lovely.

SUPPLIES:

Black cardstock

Light-colored cardstock

Patterned paper

Pearlescent vellum

Black ink

Line work flower stamp

Sentiment stamp

Dimensionals

Gems

Paper Snips

INSTRUCTIONS:

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

To this card base, add a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of light-colored cardstock. You could also use white cardstock for this layer.

On a scrap piece of leftover patterned paper, stamp in black ink your line-work flower. Fussy cut the flower.

Add the cut flower to a 2 1/2" square of pearlescent vellum.

Add adhesive to the back of the vellum only in the center where the flower is placed. Adhere the vellum layer to a 2 3/4" square piece of black cardstock.

Since the corners of the vellum are not glued down, once it's adhered to the black cardstock, gently use your fingers to curve each of the corners backwards.

Use Dimensionals to add the flower panel to the card front, with even margins at the top and sides.

Using black ink, add a sentiment to the bottom of the card. I love the sentiments that stretch across thee cardstock.

Add a gen to the center of the flower to finish it off.

Fussy

Smiles.

LAVENDER HUGS

As they often say in the art world, less is more. This card is the embodiment of that saying.

Simple, but effective.

SUPPLIES:

White cardstock

Serene Patterned Paper

Foliage stamp

Coordinating ink

Big Shot

Hugs Die

Stitched Shapes Dies

Leafy Embossing Folder

Dimensionals

Mini Glue Dots

White Baker's Twine

INSTRUCTIONS:

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

Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white cardstock. Emboss this with a leafy embossing folder. Add this to the white card base,

Cut a piece of your chosen patterned paper to 2 3/4" x 4 1/4". Adhere it centered to the embossed piece.

On a scrap of white cardstock, stamp the frond in coordinating ink. Use a suitably sized stitched oval die to cut it out.

From white baker's twine, tie a small bow. Use a mini glue dot to add it to the lower portion of the stamped image.

Using Dimensionals, add the completed oval towards the top of the patterned piece, leaving approximate equal margins at the top and sides.

From white cardstock, die cut the word "hugs". Using glue sparingly, add the word beneath the oval.

Less

Smiles.