I started off my card by using a new Tim Holtz stencil I got with the lovely musical notes and I coloured it with Distress Inks Peeled Paint. I then stencilled over this with a stencil from Sheena which was gifted to me by a crafty friend from my Facebook Group - I used TH Frayed Burlap for the trees.
The bird is made with one of TH's dies. I cut it out first in cardstock and then used some very old scraps of music paper I have and layered them on top. The music paper is from my own stash - I play piano and have had some of these papers for over 40 years but they are much older and were all torn but I didn't have the heart to throw them away. Using them for mixed media has given them a new lease of life. I used TH distress inks to colour in the bird. I added a nest from Kaisercraft ephemera. The little piece of Washi tape I found in my stash and was delighted to see the musical instruments on it! Just goes to show you don't always know what you have. I added some linen thread and the sentiment came from Stampin Up Home to Roost which seemed ideal.
