Included in our goodie bag we received at craft camp, were these cute scribbly bird stamps and some Prima glossy coloured tags (along with heaps more fabulous goodies - we were very spoilt).
I don't have any SU colours, but I am hoping the glossy yellow tag base with a hint of Dried Marigold distress ink swished over it is very close to SU Daffodil Delight. To make Bermuda Bay, I used a foam blending tool and stencils with Peacock Blue, Cracked Pistachio and Evergreen Bough distress inks. Aged Mahogany was a used in lieu of Rich Razzleberry.
After stenciling the colours over the tag with an MFT spiderweb stencil, I stamped the birds on smooth white cardstock, coloured with daubers and a combination of the colours listed above then fussy cut.
The small black dots in the right hand corner are part of a Penny Black tree stamp. The water drops are hand drawn using a tutorial by Lydia. Use a micron pen to draw a rough circle, fill about a third of the circle in with black pen, make tiny dots under the filled in bit and under the outside edge of the circle. Add a bit of white using a Sharpie paint pen.
Adhere the dirds using 3D foam tape, then draw on the legs to big bird. The long stick things with dots (doo-hickies as Stamperrobin christened them) were also done free hand with a black micron pen and sharpie white pen.
I only buy eggshell coloured Hug Snug seam binding ribbon as it is very easy to colour and it is not quite as harsh as white. The ribbon was coloured by smacking a cracked pistachio distress ink pad onto a bit of al foil and squirt on lots of water. Next, take a length of ribbon, scrunch it up into the palm of your hand and squirt in lots of water. Dab the scrunched up ribbon in the coloured inky water. I wanted a blotchy tie-dye effect, but you can colour the entire piece of ribbon evenly.
For desert, I added a little fence. Thank you for looking.
Date: Monday, June 15, 2015 GMT Views: 3718
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Stamps: Dina Wakley Scribbly Birds, penny Black dotty tree, Hero Arts crackle stamp
Paper: birds on smooth white cardstock, tag is a Prima Tag
Paper Size: Tag 8.5" x 3.5"
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress inks = cracked pistachio, evergree bough, peacock feathers, aged mahogany, dried marigold, Versafine for birds, Archival for tree and crackle
Accessories: Stamps as above, MFT stencil, marriane Design fence die, micron pen, white sharpie pen
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46766
Mon, Jun 15, 2015 @ 10:13 PM
OMGosh, love the spider web pattern, love the waterdrops, love the birds and legs and doo-hickies too! Heehee, you are so funny Susie! Love reading your descriptions and stories!!! I'm tellin ya, you should have a blog, it would be the most popular blog ever! Everyone loves reading what you write!
Love your gorgeous dyed ribbon too!
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Registered: April 13, 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 178
Mon, Jun 15, 2015 @ 10:53 PM
Really Cool Tag!!! The dew drops on the spider web in the garden your little feathered friends are visiting this particular morning are wonderfully done. Love your little birdies! Looks like they shop for their leggings at the same store as Long Tall Sally and her friend. Thanks for sharing your delightful creations! They always put an extra smile in my day.
Registered: April 16, 2008 Location: Meridian, Idaho Posts: 8507
Mon, Jun 15, 2015 @ 11:07 PM
Wow, Susie, this is an amazing piece of art! Your coloring and your drawing are incredible...I am in awe of those water drops and funny bird legs. Totally love this!!
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Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7293
Tue, Jun 16, 2015 @ 12:38 AM
Oh how I have missed your cards and most of all your tall tales and descriptions of the characters filling your cards. Love these cute little birdies - but can foresee problems in the future - with the one with tall legs - oh my aching knees just looking at those legs. Come to think of it I don't think I can see knees on him/her. Gorgeous tag.
Registered: September 7, 2007 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 43141
Tue, Jun 16, 2015 @ 4:19 AM
this is a wee MASTERPIECE of art. i absolutely, positively LOVE this - the way the colors became muted, the birds, the background - this card is AWESOME.
Registered: October 19, 2007 Location: Packer Country, WI Posts: 71944
Tue, Jun 16, 2015 @ 5:13 AM
Susie, another wow project from you. There is so much detail.....thanks for sharing the deets with us. Love everything about this tag. The highlights are fantastic using the white paint pen. Fav'd tfs
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40314
Tue, Jun 16, 2015 @ 5:36 AM
Susie, this tag is just fabulous - I love the gloss, beautiful muted tones and stencilling, your very cute birds (wonderful gift to receive), the ribbon but, most of all, your so real looking water drops!!
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