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Here’s another card that I made with the stamp set;  Good Friend. I get so much enjoyment from stamping and card-making, and this set certainly makes it double the fun because it’s such an easy set to use.

Simply stamp the main body of the bird in the position you want it, and then stamp it again (you can stamp it without re-inking) on a scrap piece of paper or post-it note. Cut out the bird, being careful to trim on the coloured part rather than cutting around it (you’ve now created a MASK!). Gently stick the mask of the birdie over the top of your first stamped image, being careful to line it up perfectly. Here is the fun part – you can choose how long to have the birdies legs. If you want them shorter, you simply stamp the legs with more of the leg overlapping the body of the bird. If you want to have a tall birdie, simply stamp the legs lower down, still making sure that some of the top of the legs over-lap the body of the bird. Remove the mask and VOILA! You now have a custom birdie! The beak is quite easy to “eyeball” the position, although if you want to be sure, you can use a stamp-a-ma-jig to get the position exact. I tend not to worry with using the stamp-a-ma-jig for the beak as it’s fairly easy to line it up with the body of the bird.

Stamps: Good Friend
Inks: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron
Extras: Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2 way glue pen, sponges.