Monochrome Birds

I seem to have a lot of orders in for 70th birthday cards at the moment, this one is for a man who loves bird watching.  "Shen" means Grandad in Gaelic.  My CAS loving husband thinks this is the nicest card I've made in ages, probably because it's not laden with embellishments as most of my cards are!

 The sentiment was computer generated, and the word "Shen" was die cut with Spellbinders dies, I bought the alphabet set at the SECC and this was this first time I'd used it, I have to say that I love the font.
I created my own backing paper using Artemio feather stamps and London Fog Memento ink, after masking off the sentiment with a post-it note.  The bird stamps are Artemio too, but from a different set, this time stamped in black in and fussy cut.  I added two borders of grey, satin ribbon, and perched the trio of bird along the top one.  A group of three grey pearls top and bottom finish my monochrome card.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - #52 - Monochrome

Crafty Ribbons - #69 - Black and White 

LEJ - #78 - Monochrome
Sweet Stamps - #142 - Nature
The Corrosive Challenge - Fur or Feathers