I recently won a trio of really beautiful bird stamps from the Crafty Individuals blog. Naturally they provided lots of inspiration in the form of the beautifully arty designs they are well known for, but I decided for their first airing I should use each one in a very CAS way to get a feel for the beauty of the image. And I used the RSPB Handbook of British Birds to get my colouring as accurate as possible.
Here is the first, a blue tit on a sprig of blossom, coloured with pencils. I pencilled a very faint background around the image and softened it with a blending stump.
I am sharing this with
Make my Monday - something new (a brand new stamp)
Little Red Wagon - Lions and lambs (wild creatures)
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a creature
AAA Cards - a second entry to the One + Three challenge, hopefully correct this time!
This time I've used one stamped image, pencils, one matted layer and a sentiment but not the friends optional extra twist
Beautiful colouring job on the image, your card is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully coloured image, definitely suits the CAS lay out, thank you for joining in at MMM
ReplyDeleteWow, lucky you. You've made a lovely job of it. Love Dawn x
ReplyDeleteLovely card, beautiful image
ReplyDeleteLovely card! The colours are fantastic. Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning card, beautifully coloured image, Kate x
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your win Jane, also on this beautiful card too. Such a lovely stamp, can't wait to see the next two cards.
ReplyDeleteSue xx
Beautiful! Great use of the 1+3 too. Thanks for playing again at AAA Cards.
ReplyDeleteLovely card, as always! You had me with that stunning bird! Your coloring is wonderful. Thank you for playing with us at the Make My Monday Challenge and hope you join us again soon.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant CAS card and brilliant pencil colouring on the stamp-congrats on your win
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Beautiful CAS card, Jane! I love your coloring on this bird. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards challenges.
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful Jane!
ReplyDeleteOh so wonderful! Love your coloring and the placement of the stamped image. Thank you for playing with us at AAA challenge, hugs ~ Ishani.
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