Friday, June 7, 2024

Tropical Birds

Happy Friday, y'all!  I admit, I got a slow start today despite good intentions.  I did eventually get my workout done but it was too late for breakfast so I had an early lunch and it was GOOD and now I am ready to get to work today!

But first, get out your sunglasses because today's card is bright!


Yep, still loving that Saying Hey stamp set.  Let's start with this week's Freshly Made Sketch:


And the very fun Color Throwdown:


I used a mix of Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight (the Daffodil was a bit darker for watercoloring the birds, but the papers all feature Lemon Lolly), Pumpkin Pie, and Berry Burst for my colors and this was just so much fun.  I do love me some bright colors.  I also added some Pebbled Path for a neutral; I have been using this color A LOT on scrapbook pages as an alternative to Basic Gray.  Anyway, for this card, I decided to watercolor the birds rather than using Blends to color them, so I inked up each stamp with VersaMark, then whatever ink color I wanted, and then embossed with clear EP so I could do the watercolor without making the stamped ink run.

That's it for me today, peeps.  I've got a zillion pictures laid out on my craft table and it's time to start organizing them onto scrapbook pages.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Bird's Eye View, Saying Hey
Ink:  Berry Burst, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Pebbled Path, Versamark
Paper:  Berry Burst, Lemon Lolly, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP stack, Flowering Zinnias DSP
Accessories:  Countryside Corners dies, clear EP, white EP, retired glitter dots, Dimensionals

3 comments:

Amy O said...

Adorable! I still love this stamp set too, as well as your bright colors. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Linda Callahan said...

Bright and cheery! Love the pop of these colors together! Glad you joined us at FMS!

Wanda Cullen said...

Adorable card and a great use of the throwdown colors!