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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Flying High

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

If you live in the USA, I hope you had a lovely Independence Day.


My sweet friend, Marcia, is hosting at Color Hues and asked for
Merlot & Navy.

I've stamped the birdhouse with Memento Gray Flannel ink on mixed media paper.
After it had dried, I used Distress Markers and water to color.

It needed something else so I masked the birdhouse and stamped a couple of
birch trees, leaves and branches in the same gray ink.

Sometimes it's hard to stop!  This was one of those times.

I pulled out some foliage stamps, inked and spritzed to stamp under the birdhouse.

Against my better judgement, I added some splatters hoping I wouldn't ruin
the whole thing.  Phew! The splatters did fine.

But I needed a navy strip is covering a smudge.

Challenges:
Color Hues #67 - Merlot & Navy
Penny Black Saturday - ATG using Penny Black with option of great outdoors.

 



Card Recipe
Stamps:  Fly High, Nature's Silhouettes, Fragile Beauty, Woodland Beauty (all PB)
Ink:   Memento Gray Flannel, Chipped Sapphire, Aged Mahogany, Barn Door (DI & DM)
Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Neenah Natural, Cover of mixed media pad, Night of Navy
Other:  


Enjoy!


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26 comments:

  1. JoAnnJuly 5, 2023 at 8:20 AM

    Great image and your coloring is perfect with those colors. I like how you masked the birdhouse and added the trees and leaves. The navy strip looks fine and is a great cover up.

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  2. Marcia HillJuly 5, 2023 at 8:55 AM

    Oh Bonnie, I love, LOVE everything about this card and you have totally made my challenge colors SHINE!! The birdhouse image just couldn't be any sweeter, but I really love all the extras you added too...especially the trees!! Never would have guessed about the smudge either as that strip looks so intentional! Lovely, lovely card and thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at The Color Hues Color Challenge!! Hugs. :0)

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  3. LollJuly 5, 2023 at 9:07 AM

    This is such a sweet scene, Bonnie. And perfect in the challenge colours. I love that large birdhouse with the foliage and bird flying off. Great card. xx

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  4. Brenda in INJuly 5, 2023 at 9:29 AM

    This is really striking, Bonnie. I love this color combination and the birdhouse is adorable. That bird must be so happy to live there! I like the addition of foliage in the same colors. A great way to save the card and still add interest with the strip.

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  5. BobbyJuly 5, 2023 at 10:00 AM

    This was the perfect image to use those colors, Bonnie. I love the added trees and foliage.

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  6. I Card EveryoneJuly 5, 2023 at 1:40 PM

    Our own little nesting box welcomed three new bluebirds to our yard - and it looks as if mama and papa are getting it ready for a second brood!
    I'm betting they'd love your sweet house, Bonnie - I sure do! Great splatters and just the right amount of water-y-inked 'undergrowth.'
    =]

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  7. !nekeJuly 5, 2023 at 1:59 PM

    Great card !!!!
    Love the matching colors !!
    groeten Ineke

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  8. NstizJuly 5, 2023 at 5:24 PM

    What an incredible job you did painting this! Love the use of the purple, something I'd never think to use. Fabulous background and spatters too- spatters give me fits.

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  9. nancy littrellJuly 5, 2023 at 8:04 PM

    Bonnie, Looks like you had so much fun adding more and more stamping, watercoloring, splattering and even a strip of colored cs. I Love your birdhouse, bird, wildflowers and color hues color choices. TFS my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy

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  10. Lisa EltonJuly 5, 2023 at 8:41 PM

    I like all of the extra goodies you surrounded this cute birdhouse with! This is a delightful card, Bonnie!

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  11. NancyJuly 5, 2023 at 8:59 PM

    Well, you certainly came up with a great plan for our colors, Bonnie. I am a sucker for birdhouses and used to collect them. I love your added stamping to make a full outdoor scene. The tree looks wonderful! Thanks for playing along at Color Hues!

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  12. KarenJuly 5, 2023 at 9:00 PM

    We have two little bird houses in our garden that look somewhat similar to these just adorable ones on your wonderful card! The foliage and splatters were a perfect addition. Thanks for sharing with us at Color Hues!

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  13. Christine AlexanderJuly 5, 2023 at 11:55 PM

    perfect scene in Red, white and Blue ♥

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  14. SusanJuly 6, 2023 at 1:05 AM

    Beautiful use of those lovely colours! The addition of the birch trees and branches is perfect!

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  15. BrendaJuly 6, 2023 at 10:29 AM

    I think you stopped at the perfect time Bonnie! This card is gorgeous! I love the whole scene. Hugs, Brenda

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  16. jimlynnJuly 6, 2023 at 10:30 AM

    So pretty and I love your choice of using the distress markers for the coloring on this. Beautiful card!
    LYnn

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  17. Leslie MillerJuly 6, 2023 at 2:39 PM

    A beautiful birdhouse scene in merlot and navy with neutrals. The trees and colorful foliage are perfect, and you must have held your breath just right when you did the splatters 'cause they look great. The navy border looks like it belongs there. Such a sweet and pretty card!

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  18. kiwimeskreationsJuly 7, 2023 at 3:18 AM

    Oh Bonnie what a fabulous result - love your birdhouses and how you accented them with the tree trunks and foliage. The blue strip looks as though it is supposed to be there!!...and not just to cover a smudge :)
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  19. Julie BJuly 7, 2023 at 12:25 PM

    Such a fun take on the Color Hues colours Bonnie, love the hint of trees in the background and I thought the blue strip was part of your design! No lodgers in our birdbox but a wren must have a brood close by as it was getting very agitated when I was tidying the borders yesterday! :)

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  20. Trina P.July 7, 2023 at 3:14 PM

    So tweet. Love how you used these colours… this colour duo has me stumped. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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  21. PatJuly 7, 2023 at 8:47 PM

    What wonderful colours Marcia chose for the Colour Hues Challenge and you made a wonderful card with the sweet birdhouse and foliage and I love the birch tree in the background too, and the navy strip was meant to be there as it looks great. x

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  22. Cat CraigJuly 8, 2023 at 2:55 PM

    Oh Bonnie...this is fantastic. Its my favorite card of yours...#1.

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  23. TKJuly 9, 2023 at 11:22 AM

    What an amazing card using the colors, Bonnie! Love the sweet birdhouse and how you perfectly used the colors

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  24. My Paper EpiphanyJuly 15, 2023 at 4:02 AM

    Stunning mix of elements and colours! Brilliant card! Thanks so much for joining us at PBSC:)

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  25. BożenAJuly 29, 2023 at 4:01 PM

    Personally, I prefer a different set of colors, but your card combined red and blue wonderfully. This sweet scene looks great
    xx

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  26. HelenAugust 4, 2023 at 5:11 PM

    Beautiful - fabulous stamping!
    Thanks for playing at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!
    Helen x

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