Honeycomb Happiness - Birthday Bird

 I have entered this card into this week's Crazy Crafters Team Project Highlight.  To vote for it or any of the other beautiful projects, click on the heading above.

This card is for a sweet young lady

I love this cheeky little fellow!  He's so much fun to colour.  With the colours I've chosen, though, perhaps it should be a female bird!  She's only available in Sale-A-Bration (until 31st March) free with a purchase of $90.

I stamped the bird with Archival Basic Black ink onto Shimmery White cardstock.  I masked her and stamped the balloon so that she's holding the balloon string under her wing.

My next step was to cut out the image using one of the Lots of Labels framelits, then I set about watercolouring her.

I gave her an all over pale coating of  Blushing Bride then I used Elegant Eggplant on her body, working from the edges towards the centre, keeping the brush moving to prevent hard lines.  Then I added some more Blushing Bride to the chest and around the eyes and beak.  I added just a hint of Rose Red to the wings, tail and to define where the head feathers meet the chest.  Her beak and feet are Pumpkin Pie with a touch of Cajun Craze for shadows.

I then turned my attention to the balloon, for which I used Elegant Eggplant ink.  I gave it an all over light coat and then built up the depth of colour at the bottom and sides to add dimension.  For the ribbon I used Blushing Bride and just a hint of Rose Red.

At this point the bird was floating in mid-air (seemingly without the use of its wings!), so I added some ground for it with Sahara Sand ink.

I stamped the greeting on a little piece of Shimmery White card and punched it out with the Large Oval punch.  Then I edged both pieces with Wisteria Wonder ink.

I gave the balloon and the greeting a coating of Wink of Stella for some extra shimmer.

Wink of Stella is so pretty and so hard to photograph!  I ended up putting it under a light!

I embossed a piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock with the Elegant Dots embossing folder and layered in onto Blushing Bride then another layer of Elegant Eggplant before adhering it all to the Wisteria Wonder card.

I used the Triple Banner Punch on some little pieces of Wisteria Wonder and Blushing Bride cardstock and slipped them behind the main image, finishing off with some Elegant Eggplant Candy Dots.

'Til next time
Stephanie Product List

Honeycomb Happiness Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141291]

Large Oval Punch

[119855]

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

[138281]

Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[133520]

Banner Triple Punch

[138292]

Regals Candy Dots

[130932]

Wisteria Wonder A4 Card Stock

[124389]

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

[126985]

Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock

[108614]

Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad

[126969]

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

[131287]

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[131172]

Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[126954]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[126945]

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[126965]

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

[126976]

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Sale-A-Bration 2016 Preview - Honeycomb Happiness

I can't believe it's Sale-A-Bration time of year again!  And it's a really good one - this year there are lots of great products available FOR FREE with a qualifying purchase (one free product with every $90 you spend).

I've been playing with the little bird from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set (141291).  I don't have the Honeycomb Embellishments (140566 in the new Occasions Catalogue) that are designed to sit very nicely on the little bird's chest, so I've just been watercolouring.  

Blackberry Bliss and Melon Mambo version on Shimmery White card 

Although I'm still not completely happy with my results - I thought I'd better share before it's no longer a preview!  Only 6 days until the start of Sale-A-Bration and the new Occasions Catalogue! Yay!

Pool Party and Crushed Curry (retired ribbon) on Whisper White
I hand-drew the twig

I've also used some products from the new Occasions Catalogue:
Confetti embossing folder (140592) 
It's My Party Enamel Dots (140554) which I've placed on Candy Dots bases
Shimmery White Cardstock (121717)

Sale-A-Bration is also a REALLY good time to join as a demonstrator if you'd like to get your hands on the great Stampin' Up! products at the discounted demonstrator prices or even build a business.  Until 31st March you can build your own Starter Kit with a value of $295 for only $169!!  That's a massive saving!  If you live in Australia and would like to join contact me or click on the image below.

If you'd like an excuse to meet up with your friends - host a qualifying party until 31st March and earn an extra $40 (with $400 in party sales) to put towards the products you'd like to have. If you live in Australia - contact me to discuss options. 

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