I am seeing bird challenges all over, so I colored birds.
I have had this embossing folder, Friendly Birds by Simon Says Stamp, for several months and this is the first time I have really used it. I embossed it to make sure it embossed well, cut the birds, and never did anything with them. I was inspired by Diane at Can You Handle the Pressure as she used this folder. Her design is not a Christmas one, which is what I kept trying to turn it into.
I began with using Gina K Designs Powder Blue blending it over the entire background. Then I colored each leaf, berry, and branch with several markers. I die cut the birds and embossed them separately. I colored each bird with bright colors. I used Black Nuvo drops for the eyes. They are glued to the embossed panel. I trimmed the panel down and attached it to a white card base.
Can You Handle the Pressure https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/05/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html
Triple B May Challenge: https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2023/05/may-challenge.html
The Sisterhood of Crafters: Birds https://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2023/05/birds.html
I listen to birds singing every morning. I often hear them around 5:30 AM. I do enjoy listening to birds and watching them when I can. If I can’t watch them, I can always color a few birds.
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What a fun and tranquil scene. Very cool ef.
Thank you! I like how it came out. I think the birds were the easiest to color.
Awesome card. It took a lot of time and patience to color that embossed panel but so worth the effort. The birds are beautiful. The Nuvo drops are perfect for the eyes.
Thank you! It went faster than I thought. I messed up my first bird with the Nuvo drops, so I colored a different one. Originally I thought this would be a nice Christmas card for mass production. I will have to revisit that thought.
WOW!! this is awesome. Your coloring is amazing, those birds are beautiful. That must have taken a LOT of patience.
It took a while, but not as long as I though it might. I can color quickly when I decide on which colors work. I kept changing the yellow on the birds. It wasn’t right, so I took another our and colored over the last one and on and on. Finally I was happy. Thanks!
This is just gorgeous and I can see a lot of time went into creating it. I love those little birds they are truly beautiful with their colourful feathers.
Thank you! I really wasn’t doing anything else, so coloring was peaceful.
Wow your coloring on the embossing folder is excellent. Love the colors of your birds.
Thank you! I enjoy coloring and birds are fun to color.
LOVE your pretty coloring on your folder, isn’t it a great folder and then the added bonus of the bird dies!! Very pretty colors too!! I too love listening to the early morning birds and look forward to it with the first signs of Spring and when it’s warm enough to have my windows open!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Can You Handle The Pressure!, Triple B and The Sisterhood!
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Thank you! Your card inspired me to get my folder out and cut those birds to color. I enjoyed coloring the folder and the birds. I will definitely color it again.
WOW! Love the color you added to that embossed panel. Looks AMAZING!
Fantastic way to use the ef and not make it definitely not Christmas like. Love how you colored the birds!