Moon Lake Chickadee

Time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS

Kylie chose this challenge

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Ellen (In a World of Craft) is our Guest Designer again.
I can't wait for you to see what she did.

And be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's cards.
So much inspiration there.

To do this card, I stamped the image from the Moon Lake set 
on a piece of watercolor paper with Memento Tuxedo Black.

The grass and branch were colored with Distress Markers and
blended with an Aqua Painter.

I used the Aqua Painter to blend the black into the chickadee and
added a little orange for his underside with a distress marker. 
 I blended it again with the Aqua Painter.

Distress ink was carefully sponged around the scene.
Blending with the Aqua Painter smoothed the color out.
I added a little yellow to the washed background
by touching my Aqua Painter to a distress ink pad
then "dropping" the color on the paper.

The birds head was colored with a Black Stampin' Write Marker.

There are so many ways to interpret Distress.
I hope you'll join us.

The CASology challenge is



Carolina Chickadees are mini birds
and this is a mini scene.
I think maybe it's a fit.

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Love your comments.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Moon Lake

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress inks and markers (Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade)

Paper:  Watercolor (Arches), Basic Black

Other:  Aqua Painter

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted