This is an All Night Media bird stamp that I masked around when stamping leaves using the fern stamp from Fantastic Foliage. I used my aquapainter and colored in the bird, and painted in the wood to simulate branches. I sponged brocade blue ink around the branch. I rouned the corners and matted the image. I added dots with my white ink pen and attached a ribbon bow. The sentiment was stamped and a ring was made in black with the 1 3/8 and 1 1/2 inch circle punch, then adhered to the sentiment. Then the whole sentiment was punched out with the 1 1/2 inch circle punch and added to the main image panel. I used the cuttlebug and Textile embossing folder for the cardbase, and swiped white craft ink across the raised areas to help the pattern stand out alittle more. The main image panel was glued to the cardbase.
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Date: Friday, January 11, 2008 GMT Views: 1710
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Additional Info
Stamps: Fantastic Foliage, All Night Media 334D, Clear Art Stamp sentiment
Paper: ballet blue, white, black, old olive
Ink: memories black, old olive, brocade blue, white craft ink Markers: close to cocoa, positively pink, brocade blue, only orange
Registered: May 15, 2005 Location: Arlington, Washington Posts: 30400
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 @ 8:53 PM
what a great Bird!! this is an awesome card.. great coloring and placement of everything! so so so pretty!
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Judy
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Registered: September 5, 2006 Location: Middle TN, USA Posts: 1329
Fri, Jan 11, 2008 @ 8:55 PM
Love this little bird! Great card!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 @ 6:04 AM
Very sweet image and great coloring! TFS
------------------------------ Pat Smethers "The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden." Isaiah 58:11
Registered: March 22, 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 2046
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 @ 7:20 AM
I just posted a card with exactly the same bird image. Mine says its a StampCraft image named Chirp. I bought it for $1 at Lens Mills. Great choice! I just thought it was funny that it was the first time I used the image and there your card came up. TFS
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Registered: November 16, 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 26620
Sun, Jan 20, 2008 @ 9:46 PM
Wow! This is gorgeous! I adore that background and the color with the image. Your sponging looks gorgeous and the coloring on your image--perfecto! This is a beautiful card. The circle sentiment is really cute too. And then there's that great dotted black border. Fabulous!
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Registered: April 16, 2005 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 15082
Sun, Feb 03, 2008 @ 8:56 PM
Beautiful! Love all the little details of white dots and layers on the sentiment. Your little bird is exquisite, and the fern branch looks like a stamp. Fantastic work!