Bird Crazy Picture Book 1–Part 1: Distress Ink Backgrounds Step by Step

Play along with me!  I am going to make my first Bird Crazy Picture Book “the countryside”.  There will be three parts to this tutorial Part 1 (this post) is making six easy cartoon style backgrounds. Part 2 (coming soon) will be making and adding the birds.  Part 3 (coming soon) will be compiling the finished cards into a booklet.  Please watch the video to see how I do the backgrounds – I am doing a Talk and Walk through for you x

Ingredients (but use what you have)

• White stamping card
• Distress inks and ink tools
• Spare paper for inking onto
• Embossing Folder Woodgrain texture (Any)
• Small paintbrush
• Liquid pearls in pewter (optional)

Six backgrounds ready for the birds!

1 – Hillside

2 – Fence

3 – Rooftop

4 – Washing Line

5 – Barn

6 – Branch