A Goldfinch for CAS Mix Up

We're nearing the deadline to enter this month at CAS Mix Up.
The challenge ends on the 24th.

Here's my last card (for now) using corrugated cardboard.

This is the last watercolor piece I did on our recent trip.

I thought he would do well as a goldfinch.

The goldfinches in our yard are more olive and brown in the winter.

In the spring they start getting their yellow feathers and they

look quite patchwork as they are turning.

I noticed one recently that had 3 "patches" on his back.

(No photo though.)

I mounted the die cut watercolor piece on a piece of 

corrugated cardboard cut from a box of NBUS.

Susan's challenge has been lots of fun!

My mixed media are stamping, corrugated cardboard, watercoloring, and die cutting.

Here's a photo of the real thing in his summer feathers.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Every Moment (retired SU), Dandelion (TT)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Early Espresso (SU)

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore 140 lb. cold press)

Other:  Corrugated Cardboard, Watercolors (Koi), Aqua Painter, Stitched Mats Rectangles (LI)

Everyone's Gift

The CAS challenge at SCS this week is Word Inspiration; GIFT.

I immediately thought of this sentiment in the Every Moment set.

And when I was looking for a stamp set to use for the SCS Color Challenge, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla, & Regal Rose, the Pocket Silhouettes caught my attention and just wouldn't let go.  I even got a butterfly in there for the dessert.

        BTW the quote is:

    When we see with our hearts,

every moment is the most

wonderful gift in the world.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Pocket Silhouettes, Every Moment

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Regal Rose, River Rock

Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Beautiful Wings Embosslit

I'm so glad you stopped to visit.

Enjoy!

Bonnie

Featuring Susan

This week's Feature Stamper at SCS is lateblossom aka Susan who started the One Layer Wednesday challenge.  I have been a fan of her Clean & Simple style for some time and was so excited to see that she was being honored!   I used this card of Susan's as inspiration for this piece...

A while back Susan blogged about having so much colored card stock and especially all the shades of yellow.  I too have lots of yellow.  I love it, but for some reason don't use it that much.  But this time I went all out with the So Saffron.  I thought it went really well with this design.

By the way, I'm not sure what kind of bird this is supposed to be.  He doesn't look like the right shape for a chickadee or goldfinch, but a goldfinch he is.....this time!

You can visit Susan's SCS gallery here and her blog here.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Every Moment, Short & Sweet
Ink:  Black StazOn, SU Markers (Daffodil Delight, Basic More Mustard, Black, Soft Suede, Garden Green)
Paper:  Shimmery White, More Mustard, So Saffron
Accessories:  Corner rounder Punch

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I really appreciate all the fine comments you have left!

Enjoy!

Bonnie

Pink Daisies

When I was playing with my new Every Moment set, I did several of the daisy images just experimenting.

This time I inked the stamp with markers then used the blender pen to pull the ink into the petals.  It was so light that I outlined the petals with the marker after coloring them.  I'm not sure I really like it, but they do show up better.

The layout is from Sketch Challenge 326 at SCS.

The colors fit the ColorQ81 challenge to use Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Old Olive, Soft Sky and White.

I noticed that this sketch looks a bit like a cross.  Very appropriate for Good Friday, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping to visit.

Enjoy!

Bonnie