Hello Birdie Altered Canvas

Hello, Makers! I am up on the CutCardStock Blog today! I had some fun altering a mini canvas to share. The birds are nesting and chirping each morning here in southern California! It makes me happy to live in a place where spring comes so early! 

To pay tribute to all the sweet birds that live in my yard, I decided to create a little "Hello, Birdie" home decor piece. I decorated this little canvas with lots of layers and textures. It is always surprising to see how much you can pack onto such a small surface! 

I pulled this 5" x 5" canvas out of my stash to use as my background. 

I used die cut templates to cut shapes from paper and cardstock as follows:

Doily - Gmund Tindalo Kraft Wood Grain Cardstock
Feathers - Royal Sundance Linen Midnight Blue and Burgundy Cardstock
Flourish - Royal Sundance Linen Brilliant White Cardstock
Bird - Royal Sundance Linen Midnight Blue Cardstock
Tag and banner - We R Memory Keepers Wildflowers 6x6 Pad 

I layered the shapes onto the canvas, gluing each layer in place. I used Foam Adhesive Squares to attach the bird to the left side of the canvas. 

I glued the wood branch and the flowers onto the canvas with hot glue.  

I die cut the script word from Royal Sundance Linen Brilliant White Cardstock and attached it to the top of the canvas. Two leaf-shaped pins finish off the project.

Thanks for looking!  

CutCardStock:
Gmund Tindalo Kraft Brown Wood Grain Cardstock
Royal Sundance Linen Midnight Blue Cardstock
Royal Sundance Linen Burgundy Cardstock
Royal Sundance Linen Brilliant White Cardstock
We R Memory Keepers Wildflowers 6x6 Pad 
Double-sided Foam Adhesive Squares
Double-sided Adhesive

Tombo Mono Multi-purpose Liquid Glue

Other:

Twine: Really Reasonable Ribbon Natural Burlap String

Wood token: Maya Road

Wood branch: Prima

Pins: Maya Road

Flowers: Petaloo, Wild Orchid Crafts

Button, bling: stash

Dies: Simon Says Stamp Stitched Dress Up Tag; Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily, Hello, Mini Fanciful Flourish, Feathers; Tim Holtz Caged Bird, My Favorite Things Fishtail Flag Stax

Canvas: art supply store

Adhesive: Hot glue