Hello there. It’s Tuesday and time for our new challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, which I got to choose! I’ve gone for a bright and fun palette this time round, which I decided would work beautifully with the cute new Little SHAC Birds stamps – these fab little characters were originally drawn by Barbara Gray in one of her online SHAC (Safe, Happy & Creative) sessions.
I cut a 4.5″ square topper to start with and stamped the little trio of birds on a tree, together with the sentiment as a base. I was trying to think how best to ‘ground’ the tree and opted for one of the Build a Scene masks, sponging ‘lucky clover’ Distress Oxide across it.
Next was to shade in my birds and their foliage with my trusty Polychromo pencils, using ‘permanent green olive’, ‘cobalt green’ and ‘madder’.
I was going to finish it there, but felt that the image needed balancing a bit more on the right, so added in one of the single birds, stamping him on the ground and use the same colours to shade him in. I then simply ran a black Sharpie around the edges of the topper and attached it to a 5×5 card blank.
What do you think of these fun little birds? I think they’re going to prove to be a favourite set for me – they’re just so expressive! Come on over to CAS Colours & Sketches and join in the creativity – I’d love to see how you use the colour palette I put together.
I’m going to share this card with another challenge at Seize the Birthday for their ‘anything goes’ option.
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I love sets like this Deborah – those little birdies are just lovely and would look great in lots of colours.
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Cute! xoxo
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Very cute and the colours look good together.
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thanks x
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Oh, such a sweet card and color palette!
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Super cute birds! I love the shaded hill to anchor the image. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday Challenge:)
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These are the cutest birds and your card is simply adorable! What a cheerful card for a birthday greeting. It’s lovely to see it in the gallery at Seize the Birthday!
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I love your little birds! They are so very sweet. And your Sharpie was the perfect accent! Thanks so much for playing with Seize the Birthday!
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Very sweet! I love a good bird card and these cuties are no exception. I love how you shaded the grassy area and then combined the colors for the leaves! TFS!
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Deborah those curly tail birds are adorable! Love how you’ve set the scene too 🙂
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Very tweet card, Deborah! The pop of color to ground the darling birds is perfect. Thanks for playing along at Seize the Birthday.
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Thanks Nancy
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Oh this is so cute 🥰
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thank you!
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