This is a combo of the sketch challenge and the Divine Divas Inspiration Challenge
I stamped the birds with the chocolate ink and colored them with Prismacolor pencils. I used the Out of the Box Nestie technique (tutorial HEREl) to cut them out, but I used a nesting rectangle set from Quickutz. Masking the birds, I sponged on a little of the Neptune ink.
After matting on a chocolate brown layer, I tried something a little different on the white layer. I embossed the white using a piece of fine mesh vinyl. I love how it turned out! It looks and feels just like artist canvas. I left the small piece white but on another, I brayered over it with the Neptune ink, stamped my feathers background (Anita's/Sugarloaf) w/ the chocolate ink and colored them in w/ markers.
The green bg was done w/ the forest branches Cuttlebug folder. I added some punched out circles as faux brads.
Thanks so much for looking and we would love it if y'all would play in our challenge. For all the info and more details on this card, please visit my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 GMT Views: 2383
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Thu, May 21, 2009 @ 6:42 AM
OMG Julie: I've been waiting for a new upload from you and here it is!!! Your card is breathtaking, along with the staging I might add!!!! The colors, the coloring, the technique - everything is just done so beautifully!!! Looks like you made your own patterned paper too!!! Now, that's talent!!! I'm going to be in and out for the next couple weeks, so if you don't hear from me, that's why. I'll check your gallery as much as I can and I can't do this challenge, but I'll try my best to do the next DDIC okay? TFS Julie!
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Thu, May 21, 2009 @ 10:06 AM
OMgosh! this is fantastic! I love the out of the box!!!!!!! thanks for the instructions j JULIE... I will be trying this for sure!
Stunning creation.. perfect coloring!.JUST AWESOME
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Thu, May 21, 2009 @ 10:13 AM
So beautiful, Julie... I just love those birds and your coloring is fantastic. Great use of the challenge colors and the sketch. I'm going to have to try the Out of the Box Nestie technique - that is so cool!