Happy trails...

Welcome to another Papertrey Ink blog hop and today we are featuring the new Happy Trails stamps and dies coming out the 15th. I was inspired by the bird in the set and the little inspirational saying that goes with it!

I've been seeing these cute stuffed birds on-line and well....I love any fabric project, so I gave it a whirl. To make the bird, I just cut 2 bird pieces from fabric and placed them wrong sides together. I machine stitched around 3/4 of it and left a hole at the bottom of her belly to turn it right side out and stuff it with quilt batting. I stamped "smile" on her belly before stuffing. The wings are decorate with felt, lace, flower and an Artisan Element by Pink Paislee.

The legs are made of thick wire, so that the bird can stand. I just bent them and played around until she stood up! It helps to make the wired legs long and stick the wire all the way up into her body to give her some extra stabilization. Oh, don't forget to add some cute wooden spools to the legs if you wish! Makes her a little whimsical and homespun. :)

I really wanted her to hold a twig of some sort, but I opted for a pin and then hung a felt heart on the pin.

I loved the saying that came with the bird in the stamp set, so I stamped it with Ripe Avocado ink and Pure Poppy for the word "song" and added it to this cute little frame with a Happy Trails die cut bird in the corner. I had to stamp the words a little differently to get them to fit, so I masked off some of the words as I went and stamped a few words at a time.

Tuck these two together in a nice gift box and what a sweet gift it would make.

Because It Has a Song gift set:

STAMPS: Happy Trails

INK: Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, True Black

PAPER: white cardstock

DIES: Happy Trails (small bird on frame)

OTHER: fabric, Papertrey Ink felt, Prima flower, Pink Paislee Artisan Element, lace, floral pin, frame from Dollar Tree, pink ribbon and brad by Crate Paper, wire and spools from craft supply.
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I have one more card to show you with this set. I stamped the bird onto a resist paper by Pink Paislee. Damask paper is new by Papertrey Ink and so pretty!

Dreams Take Flight card:

STAMPS: Happy Trails

INK: Simply Chartreuse

PAPER: Pink Paislee (text), Papertrey Ink (damask)

DIES: XL ric rac border

OTHER: sticker by Crate Paper, pin and flower by Maya Road, bird by Melissa Frances, Papertrey Ink felt.
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Thank you so much for reading today. Please visit the other gals to see what they have made with the other items in this stamp set...there is a butterfly, fountain pen, quill pen, ink pen, pencil, dragonfly, and an airplane...all come with "trails" you can stamp with them as well.

Betsy Veldman  

Dawn McVey  

Erin Lincoln  

Heather Nichols  

Jessica Witty  

Lisa Johnson  

Maile Belles

Melissa Phillips
Michelle Wooderson
Nichole Heady