Good Morning! Today the Doggone Delightful Stampin' team brings you an entry for the SplitCoastStampers LOVEFEST2014E challenge and the Deconstructed Sketch #139 (DS139) challenge. The Cat's Pajamas is sponsoring the LOVEFEST2014E entry challenge is an inspiration challenge, with some lovely pictures of birdhouses, and an iron garden gate. I was drawn to the birdhouses and when looking through my stamp sets, I came across this lovely retired set that I've hung onto for many years as I've always just loved it, but have never found an opportunity to use it. What better time than now. I had a lot of fun coloring this picture.
I colored the smaller pieces of the images with Stampin' Write Markers, in some cases using the finer tip for the delicate details. You might notice the little ladybug hanging on one grass stem, or the delicate details of the butterfly. I used my aquapainter and various Stampin' Ink pads to work the clay pot, and the background, which I wanted to have a "marbled" effect. The little bird is a lovely songbird, can't you tell ?? :-)
The image is cut out with our Circles framelits set, and bordered in Soft Sky. I love our new Watercolor DSP in the 2014 Occasions catalog, and feel it works perfectly. I used the Decontructed Sketch 139, but used it in an unorthodox manner, which I really like. Sometimes you can't take a sketch too literally. Did you notice our new Scallops textured impressions embossing folder? Don't forget a little pearl embellishment.
I hope you enjoy this delicate springy card. Would love to hear your comments.
Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!
The Doggone Delightful Stampin team
| Stamps: Serene Spring |
| Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Sky, Pistachio Pudding, Watercolor Wonder DSP, watercolor paper |
| Paper Size: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" |
| Ink: Stampin' Write Markers (various), Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron |
| Accessories: Circles framelits, Banners framelits, Scallops TIEF, Pearl embellishments, dimensionals |
| Techniques: Watercolor |
