I wish all my followers and lovely commenters a Happy, Healthy and Safe 2012, and hope that 2012 is what you want it to be.
This is the first challenge of the year at Make My Monday, and we are starting with a new theme. January is Nature, and the first challenge is to make something with Birds on it.
This is my take on the Birds - slightly quirky. These are not new stamps, but they have not been inked before, so as far as I am concerned they are new!!
I made the background for the stamping with Pan Pastels. I am in love - they are so easy peasy to blend and so smooth and soft. . These are fairly new in my craft stash, but I had them sometime before Christmas. I had to cancel a class at L B Crafts with Lin, and decided to use the money to purchase some of the Pan Pastels. Now these were on my Christmas list but I think everybody thought I had enough craft stash so everything crafty was totally ignored.
The stamps are Paper Artsy. I have stamped the cogs and clock in Distress Inks, and the birds and measure in Archival Black. Along the bottom is a strip of tissue tape. I have added a small clock and key. I thought the birds looked slightly feminine, hence the soft colours, and the background paper which is from K &Co Ancestry.
I am entering this for the following challenges:
Fashionable Stamping - Anything goes with new stash
Creative Inspirations Paint - Inspired by something new
Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes
Pile It On - Anything Goes
Hiding in my Craftroom - Freestyle
Simon Says Stamp - Something New
I really appreciate it that you take the time to look at my blog and leave such lovely comments. Thank you each and every one of you. Hugs,
Just love your quirky take on the challenge theme Val and the birds are fabulous. The Pan pastel background looks great too and I love those as well having splurged on a set with my birthday cash.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see you've entered our latest FSC challenge too and it's fabulous for the theme.
Wishing you a Happy New Year and a great 2012.
Hugs, Fliss xx
A fabulous card and brilliant interpretation of the challenge Val.
ReplyDeleteluv and hugs {brenda} xoxox
Brilliant ... love those birds... not got any Pan Pastels but the more I read about them the more I'm tempted... and you haven't helped! I'm supposed to be cutting down on new stash :o(
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Sue xx
A fabulous take on the challenge theme Val, the pastel background is wonderful too. Happy New Year to you hon, hope it's a good one for you xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderfully unique take on the bird challenge!!! LOVE it--love the steampunk feel and the way you've used colors! :) Wishing you and yours a wonderful 2012!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat great stamps to use on such a lovely coloured background, gives another dimension to Steampunk! A brilliant card.
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Avril
I love your card!
ReplyDeleteThanks for entering the Robyns fetish Challenge!
Hannelie
DT member
Such a fantastic card, your background looks fabulous. Also your stamping is great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at FSC this fortnight.
Thanks for playing alone with Robyn's Fetish. i love your background paper. Edwina Brown
ReplyDeleteLovely card and gorgeous colours
ReplyDeleteLindsay xx
Steampunk birds, great idea Val, you always manage something different. Great. Caz
ReplyDeleteYour card is WONDERFUL!!
ReplyDeleteThank You for joining us at PIO! Happy New Year! Have a GREAT day!
Hi Val, thanks for visiting my blog yesterday - much appreciated! I love the pastel colours you've used to ink your background to the clockwork birds. And your family should know by now that you can never have enough stash!!
ReplyDeleteHi chick. Love this card - the colours are fab and the detail is brilliant :) Thank you for joining us over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge, hugs, Dawny :)x
ReplyDeleteThis is such a unique take on the challenge Val - I love it in all its quirkiness! Vicky x
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