The current [url=http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/odbdslc54-frame-it.html[Shine the Light challenge[/url] on ODBD is Frame It. I thought of making a wood-effect frame, but in the end I went with using Vine Borders to frame my bird.
A2 card, papers are My Mind's Eye Bloom and Grow. The base layer is edged with gold ink and gold EP. I sponged the flourishes and flowers with distress inks after punching/cutting them.
Bird was stamped on watercolour paper with Versafine Black, then I masked the bird and used ColorBox Pigment Moss Green to stamp the frame - then I embossed the whole lot with clear EP. It's coloured with distress inks - Shabby Shutters, Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar, Old Paper, Soot Black, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw. I spotted some long-tailed tits at our feeders for the first time, so I based my colouring a bit on those.
I trimmed it down, rounded the corners and edged with gold ink and EP. I also added gold Stickles in the centres of the flowers in the frame and the punched flowers.
Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 GMT Views: 552
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Tue, Mar 29, 2011 @ 10:09 AM
What a beautiful card!! I just love how you added the flower frame around the chickadee, your coloring and all the punch/die cut detail! Thanks for joining the ODBD Shining the Light challenge this week!
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Tue, Mar 29, 2011 @ 9:02 PM
Sabrina, I love your sweet lil bird so perfectly framed with those beautiful flourishes! Your vines are lovely. Hugs to you sweet friend.
------------------------------ 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 30, 2007 Location: Vail,AZ Posts: 2046
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 @ 6:13 PM
Oh, WOW, Sabrina, this is so beautiful!!! I love the way you have framed this wonderful chickadee and your coloring....awesome!!! Thanks for taking the time to play along in this weeks Shining the Light Challenge over at ODBD!! Hugs:grin:
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