The weather here has been crazy -- record-setting warm one day, freezing the next. Daffodils and flowering trees are starting to bud, and I'm afraid a hard freeze is going to come along and spoil all that spring beauty.
Since spring might be on the way, my thoughts turned to birds. I haven't used this IO hummingbird image in a long time, so I brought it out. At first I tried doing a marker-spritz version, to get a watercolored look, but it just wasn't working. In the end, I stamped it on watercolor paper and colored it with watercolors. For the background panel, I used the technique where you ink up the EF, run the paper through, and get color on the debossed areas. (I'm sure there's a name for it.)
All the papers used on this card are snippets, mostly in shades of green that seem more harmonious IRL.
This card is entered in these challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday -- a bit of green
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- a bit of green
Double Trouble #211 -- 3 layers, 2 colors, 1 image
The Paper Funday #85-- fur or feathers
Triple B -- bird
Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2610 -- anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #742 -- anything goes
Snippets playground #527 -- use snippets (everything on the card)
It's a beautiful bird, perfect for Spring, can't wait until I see my first one back here in Michigan, crazy weather here too, to be 70 tomorrow and 27 with snow on Monday, my poor flowers!!
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The background embossing technique you used is a gorgeous setting for your whimsical hummingbird. Thank you for sharing your beautiful enhanced recipe with us at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteI really love the hummingbird image and how you coloured it. Beautiful card in every way. Many thanks for joining us at Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful snippets card with a lovely hummingbird and embossed background.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you up in the treehouse shortly. xxx
Hi Sandy! What a gorgeous card. A hummingbird card always makes me think of my Mother-in-Law who adores them. Such a lovely card. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Word Art Wednesday. I pray that God will draw you close to Him and that He will bless you with the desires of your heart. Blessings to you, and thanks again for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCute card. Love the embossing technique you used. Thanks for sharing with us at PIP challenges.
ReplyDeleteThat's such a lovely humming bird Sandy! And the background you embossed is beautiful too.
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Di xx
You sound like you live near me!! That is exactly how Texas has been. I'm so excited for spring and your darling card is a great reminder that it's time to get making homemade nectar and get the hummingbird feeders out! That hummingbird is darling and I love the embossed background with the ink. Thanks for sharing it with us at Double Trouble! :)
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