Especially for you.. lovely friend bird on branch 7x5in black card - 365 day challenge

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Hi Craft addicts!     

Today's handmade card was a surprise to me as I wasn't too sure how it would turn out but am pleased with the result.


  • I still have some of Create & Craft's black pearlescent 7" x 5" cards and thought I better use them up and so rounded the corners with a Prism punch from Hunkydory and then used their scoreboard to score 3 lines towards the bottom of the card.
  • I stamped the bird on a branch image (from Stamps By Me It's All About You range) on to some white card using Gina K Obsidian Black ink - as it is a Hybrid ink it means I can use it for either watercolour or alcohol paints or inks.
  • I then had some watercolour paints left in my palette (gosh that sounds pretentious) from other projects. They were a mix of Be Creative's Metallic Gold Twilights for its' head and some brown and green watercolour paints from a variety of sources for the branches and leaves.
  • I then stamped out the two sentiments (again from the It's All About You range) either side of the bird image using the Gina K ink again.
  • Once it was dry, I trimmed it to approximately 4.5" x 3.5" and rounded the edges. I also coloured the edges with a black alcohol marker.
  • Using some Green Crystal tints (from Cosmic Shimmer/Creative Expressions) on a blending mat, I added some water to it and then added some splashes of colour to the design.
  • I mat and layered it on to some Green card and trimmed it so that there was a narrow border and again rounded the corners.
  • Finally, I added it to the card with thin foam pads as a landscape design.

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