Hey There,
Happy Tuesday!
As I was looking through my stamps today I got the wild idea to put the Stampin’ Up! Language of Friendship bird in to the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Nest and lookie there, it fits! I know the nest has eggs in it, but the bird covers them up nicely. Also, the Stampin’ Up! Season of Friendship Tree sideways is a great branch for the two to sit on.
I did pull out my Watercolor Wonder Crayons to get a soft look to the nest and the bird. Ever colored with markers and found them to be too bright or bold. Well the Watercolor Wonder Crayons blend beautifully and you can rub them in with your finger to give them a softer look. Hang out a moment and check this tutorial out.
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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Language of Friendship, Nature’s Nest and Season of Friendship |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso and Stampin’ Up! Spice Cake Designer Series Paper |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso and Marina Mist, Stazon Jet Black |
| Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Bird Punch, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Sahara Sand marker, Exacto Knife, Ruler, Brayer |
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Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Language of Friendship Bird using Stazon Jet Black ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.
Added Bashful Blue Watercolor Wonder Crayon to the bird and it’s wing.
Added Ballet Blue to the darker areas of the bird and it’s wing.
Colored the Beak with Apricot Appeal.
Punched out the Bird using the Stampin’ Up! Bird Punch.
Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Nature’s Nest using Early Espresso ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.
Colored the Nest in with a Close to Cocoa Crayon and the leaves in with Garden Green.
Cut out the next and added Chocolate Chip crayon to the darkest areas.
Brayered Marina Mist ink at the top of a 3″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.
Brayered Not Quite Navy at the top of the card stock, not covering the Marina Mist ink entirely.
Stamped the Stampin’ Up! Season of Friendship tree sideways with Basic Black ink to create the branch.
Stamped the leaves on the branch using Old Olive ink.
Cut a slit in the nest using an Exacto Knife. Put the bird in the slit and glued the bird to the nest and the wing to the bird. Also Glued the nest with the bird in it to the branch.
Cut a 5″ x 6.5″ Early Espresso Panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Stampin’ Up! Spice Cake Designer Series Paper panel, 5 5/8″ x 4 1/8″ Sahara Sand card stock panel, 5″ x 4″ Whisper White Panel, 3 1/8″ x 4 5/8″ Sahara Sand Panel.
Glued the main image panel on the Sahara Sand panel, on the Whisper White panel and then on the other Sahara Sand panel off setting as show to create the window.
Add the next two panels and used a ruler and Sahara Sand marker (fine point end) and drew a line at each window corner.
Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
May your day be totally magical.
I’m head on the road again, this time to wonderful Savann
Until my next post. . . . . . .
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