Happy New Year, everybody!!
Vicky is our January hostess over at CCEE Stampers, and she's starting us off with a challenge which is right up my tree - or in this case, down on the ground; to use a bird on our card.
I've combined it with Cathy's WTUI challenge ~WT512 Something New.
I wanted to use this bird, so I decided to go with a mixed media approach. First off I stamped the IO Music cover-a-card stamp in Smokey Grey, stamped off once. Then I stamped the bird and masked it. Then I used a homemade mister to spray over the the top part of the card with the Circle Explosion stencil. For the grass, I used a mix of Gelatos, gesso and pencils. I coloured in between the stencilled circles with blue and yellow pencils. The bird is coloured with Inktense pencils. I added a sentiment, and some music notes. The edges are sponged with chipped sapphire and dusty concord, and finished with some silver Stickles.
I stamped the base with Small Quatrefoil and popped my image panel up on foam dots.
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 GMT Views: 1615
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 119281
Wed, Dec 31, 2014 @ 7:39 AM
Oh my goodness this is beautiful! I love the bird image and the mixed media is fantastic on this card. So many steps on this card and it is brilliantly executed!
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Wed, Dec 31, 2014 @ 6:24 PM
Happy New Year dear friend. What a wonderful card to start the year with. Thank you for the great description, this is an amazing mixed media creation. I love the sweet bird and gorgeous border. Love it all.
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Registered: March 20, 2005 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 77632
Wed, Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:31 PM
This card is one of the cutest bird cards evah! I love that bird...it looks handdrawn (I know it isn't) and that just adds to the charm of your card. Just adorable! Happy New Year!
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Registered: March 7, 2009 Location: Where the corn is knee high by the 4th of July Posts: 17498
Wed, Dec 31, 2014 @ 11:48 PM
WONDERFUL card, Sabrina! LOVE the mixed media look. Like how you used multiple layers of mediums and stamping. Like how you colored the bird, too. Is the bird CCEE a brand new one? I don't remember getting it.
Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Thu, Jan 01, 2015 @ 3:09 AM
What a wonderful way to begin 2015! Like Susan said, this makes me happy - so warm and cheering on this dreadfully cold and dreary day. I love the mixed media background you created, and the way you colored the sweet robin! Hope you're feeling better!
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Registered: July 20, 2007 Location: Fergus, Ontario, Canada Posts: 53360
Thu, Jan 01, 2015 @ 3:30 AM
Ah Sabrina, I love that bird stamp! It's such a cool look for the mixed media creations.........looks hand drawn. I love how you coloured it too, with the inktense pencils. I've been reading about them a lot lately. It seems there are always new tools, that I want to investigate. Love the music score bg and the notes coming out of the bird's beak. A wonderful creation!
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"Surely His salvation is near those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land." Psalm 85:9
