Tuesday, February 23, 2016

A birthday card

for my husband!  I decided I wanted to do a masculine version of this plaid, and since he's been taking such good care of our birds outside this winter, I chose a sweet bird as the centerpiece.  After stamping it and coloring it in, I pulled the same colors out to make my plaid background.


supplies: white and dark wine cardstock, Winnie & Walter Stripes set to make my plaid, Hero Arts StoneWash, Teddy Bear brown, and Wplus9 Crushed Cranberry inks, Inkadinkado Bird Stamp, markers to color, Hero Arts sentiment from a discontinued Sparkle Clear Messages set, Simon's Stitched Rectangles

The spongings around the stamped image weren't originally planned, but when I colored in my berries, and then later picked up that panel, they smudged, so I added more smudging with some distress inks.

Thanks for stopping by!

9 comments:

Barb said...

So sweet, Lin! Great save with the sponging and I ove that plaid! ♥

Barb said...

That was suppose to be **love** not ove! Lol!

Cat Craig said...

Fabulous card Lin, great masculine version of the plaid.

Karen B. said...

Bluebirds are my favorite! Great coloring.

kiwimeskreations said...

Ah yes - those smudges can be a start of something creative - love the sponging!
Blessings
Maxine

Lisa Elton said...

Happy birthday wishes to your husband!! His card is terrific, love the coloring on your little bird!

jintyoo7 said...

Beautiful Lin, and what a brilliant idea to do the sponging. :-)

Happy Birthday Dennis!!

CherylQuilts said...

Oh, Lin, what a beautiful (and masculine) card for your DH! I love the plaid and the colors you've used, and what a beautiful bird. You've colored him up so beautifully, with a lovely aura of colors! Stunning card, and how precious that he's been taking such good care of the birds during the winter! What a keeper, eh? Hugs!

mimijudy1975 said...

So thoughtful of you,Lin, to make this beautiful birdie card for your husband. It carries special meaning to both of you,I'm sure. I love how you've colored the birdie in such rich colors to complete the plaid background.