+++ will try to replace with a daylight photo tomorrow, but it's a busy day so I uploaded tonight in case I didn't get there tomorrow +++
Today's sketch challenge was a shoo-in to make a card for the current ODBD Get Ready for Christmas challenge. I use the Cardinal Ornament more often, but I wanted cold colours so today I used the Chickadee. (We don't hve them here, and I took a little liberty with my colouring, making them more like a Great Tit!).
I stamped the image on watercolour with black and coloured with Polychromos pencils. Then I misted it with a homemade mister.
Snowflakes stamped on card with Versamark silver and embossed with silver EP, then misted, and die-cut with ODBD's custom dies.
White layer embossed with Darice ef. Originally I edged it with a silver pen but I smudged it, so second time round I pulled out some silver border stickers to make life easier.
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 GMT Views: 2434
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Wed, Sep 11, 2013 @ 2:48 PM
Wonder if your birdies no those are snowflakes beneath them. Them best be getting ready to fly south for the winter! hehe Gorgeous card Sabrina. WOW! TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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Registered: April 4, 2008 Location: Sahuarita, Arizona originally from New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 18436
Wed, Sep 11, 2013 @ 3:44 PM
oh Sabrina, I love, love, love this card... I absolutely love birds and yours are so beautiful hanging on the branches and then with the snowflakes and the ef used for the bg, it is just gorgeous....very well done...
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Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37262
Wed, Sep 11, 2013 @ 5:44 PM
pretty card Sabrina and a great one for both challenges-I love the chickadees-sometimes they can be a bit ornery at my house-they come and peck on our screens
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Thu, Sep 12, 2013 @ 11:33 AM
Silver and blue - such wonderful colors for your ornament and snowflakes - love the colouring of the chickadees, even if you went with poetic license on the colors, The embossing folder adds lots of depth - this is really beautiful !
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Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Thu, Sep 12, 2013 @ 4:22 PM
Oh, Sabrina, this is beautiful! I LOVE your coloring and the lovely layout...great job! I admire that you used pencils...just can't get the hang of those yet...you clearly have mastered them! Hugs!
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Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Mon, Sep 16, 2013 @ 6:12 AM
Beautiful and serene Christmas card, Sabrina! I love blue and silver, and the chickadees are so beautifully colored! So glad you joined this week's ODBD challenge! Hugs!
------------------------------ Cheryl
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