AYSI214 Colorful Bird

 

Happy Friday, everyone!  The As You See It Challenge this week is decidedly bright!  At first I was intimidated, but as I worked with the colors, I came to love them together!  Check them out:

It wasn't my original plan to use Free as a Bird for my card, but I hadn't used it in a while, and it is so easy to color, I went for it!  So here we go:

I also used the Global Design Project challenge to CASE the designer, who is Sarah Berry; here is her inspiration, and I used her sketch as my starting point:

I stamped the single bird, flower and greenery in Stazon Black, then watercolored them with ink and an aquapainter...my favorite coloring method!  I added panels of Granny Apple Green and Pineapple Punch from some retired DSPs, a Blueberry Bushel diecut scallop and mounted them on a card that was embossed with the Pinewood Planks EF:

I mounted my bird on a rectangle diecut with a Stitched Rectangle die, after stamping some elements from A Big Thank You.  Finally, I rounded the corners of the card with a corner punch.  I just love these pretty, vibrant colors!  Wouldn't this card cheer someone up?!  I hope you'll play along with our challenge too....can't wait to see what you do with these colors!  Share it with us over at As You See It!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Free as a Bird, A Big Thank You
Card stock & Papers	Thick White, Blueberry Bushel, In Colors DSP (ret), Gingham (ret)
Ink	Stazon Black, Blueberry Bushel, Pineapple Punch, Granny Apple Green
Accessories	Dimensionals
Tools	Big Shot, Rectangle Stitched Dies, Be Mine Dies, Aquapainter, Pinewood Planks EF