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be like a feather

Challenge #303 – Bright ‘N Basic

The hummingbirds feeding at our feeders are an endless source of amusement and fascination. So much so, that I’ve been researching more about the birds. Cornell has some really interesting information and earlier this week I was reading about their feathers and how they make them iridescent. They are amazing little birds and because I have feathers on my mind the challenge at As You See It ensured that I would use feathers somehow in my design. This is what I came up with. I think I’ve managed the colours and I discovered that even though my Inka Gold paste have become dry, if I scrape them and add a bit of water they can still be used. Initially I used some scrap watercolour CS and I sprayed it with a combination of blue and red mica stains. While I liked the result and shine, it didn’t feel quite right so this is where I used the Inka Gold pastes over the top to get a more intense colour. I used dies from Spellbinders to cut them out. The wood grain piece is a wood grain card stock that I went over with some gray and then added it to the Kraft card front. Feathers were popped up with foam tape. Sentiment is from a GKD set and considering the hummingbirds it seemed perfect for the card. I’ve left it pretty CAS but think it needs some bling? What do you think?

I hope you are not suffering in the excessive heat that is portrayed on the evening news. It is hot here, but still not as bad as other places. Thanks for stopping by, it is appreciated.

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    1. Many thanks. Getting out some older dies to make this was a good way to get more use out of them.

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  6. Watching and then reading info on the birds kind of stuck in my mind, so I guess I had feathers on the brain – lol. Glad you like it. I’m about to add a bit of bling as I feel it needs it.

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  7. Goodness me! Those feathers are sensational! Great technique but then you’ve put them into a fabulous design as well. Thanks for joining in with us again at As You See It.

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  8. So beautiful, Johanna, and such a great take on our colors! Love this delicate look, yet the coloring sings! Thanks so much for playing at As You See It!

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  9. Hummingbirds are fascinating little creatures all right, and they can be quite aggressive, too! But their feathers are beautiful and I’m glad you’ve used them for our colour challenge! A unique way of showcasing the colours. Thanks for getting colourful with us at As You See It Challenges!

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  10. Thanks you. It always amazes me how the team at As You See It, can come up with such nice ways to say what they like about a card. I really appreciate it.

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  11. I love your feathers, Johanna! That wood is amazing, too. I showed this to a friend and she suggested instead of the kraft, if you used black and white embossed the sentiment that the feathers and wood would really pop. I wouldn’t add bling, as you want the shine of the feathers to be the main interest.

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    1. Thanks a lot. I agree that adding black instead of kraft would work, but the colour challenge called for these colours. As it was a computer generated sentiment I couldn’t emboss it sadly.

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