Mary is our hostess in the Color Challenge this week, and she is giving us a timely and beautiful color combo—Real Red, Whisper White, Dapper Denim and Smoky Slate. The dessert option is "Something Patriotic."
I immediately thought of this adorable bird, with his top hat and flag! I used watercolors that were very close in color to Real Red and Dapper Denim, but by the time I had them watered down, the red turned out kinda pink!
I also wanted to use my new alphabet dies, and I did—although not without some bumps along the way. I cut the letters out of red, white and blue, but when I put them against the white card base—oops! The white S disappeared! Hence the silver S—and thus my substitution of silver instead of gray.
For those who sympathized with me last week about my cutting difficulties, I want you to know how much I love my new Scan 'n Cut 2. I used it to cut out the bird, hat and flag. It did a great job for me, right out of the box!
Thanks for stopping by, and please play along with us this week!
Paper: Whisper White regular and thick, Dapper Denim, Real Red, Brushed Silver, Strathmore watercolor
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Scan 'n Cut 2, Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors, Faux Crochet border (MFT), Die-namics Stitched Circle Stax (MFT), Die-namics Tag Builder Blueprints 6 (MFT)(stars), Crystal Effects (SU), Hinged Alphabet dies (EH), Inka Gold (silver), Real Red and Night o
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Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37040
Mon, Jun 19, 2017 @ 8:41 PM
this is a great patriotic card Barbara- love the crazy bird waving our awesome flag-great work as always-glad to hear you are having success with your scan & cut
------------------------------ Mary Marsh SCS Color Challenge DT Coordinator My Blog- The Charmed Life
Registered: October 30, 2007 Location: Posts: 26718
Mon, Jun 19, 2017 @ 9:17 PM
Love your crazy bird "uncle Sam" complete with Crystal Effect eyes, Barbara! And although I am happy for you with your new Scan and Cut, I may just a wee bit jealous.....
Registered: February 23, 2016 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 22777
Tue, Jun 20, 2017 @ 7:18 AM
Beautiful composition and I love the itty bitty stars floating over the field of blue. I like the way you've spotlighted your crazy bird in the framed circle.
------------------------------ Linda aka Bubbles
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