My latest order from HoneyBee Stamps included a wonderful black & white postcard/thank you note. By now you know how much I love birds - I thought I'd give it a bit of color, and it turned out so pretty I HAD to put it on a card - you don't mind, right? The only error in my judgement was to forget to photograph the 'before!'
The birds were Prismacolor pencil colored then I Copic colored the background to match the DSP. The sentiment was die-cut using one of those old PFS Label dies and popped onto a matte gold one just one step larger.
In the closeup, you can see that I've fussy-cut the image from the postcard after coloring. I'm sure you'll agree this was such a nice thank you
on top of their wonderful customer service.
The background is a piece of their Merry Moments DSP that I added
a bit of texture to with my SU Subtle Texture then gave it a good
bit of extra splatter with white acrylic paint, and gold and white gold wc paints!
See that darling little un-twisted twine bow? Thanks, LeAnne! I went in
for a try right after I read your post this morning!
Wishing you all a wonderful, creative weekend - grateful that you spent a bit of time with me this week!
=] Michele
15 comments:
What a beautiful snowy scene, my friend! Beautifully colored and splattered!
Beautiful. Definitely worth coloring and putting on your beautiful card.
Look at you upcycling that postcard and in such a grand fashion! Wowee, this is so very MERRY!
Your coloring and magic touches make this a fabulous card.
Wow! What a great way to turn a Thank You into a card! This is stunning and so unexpected, considering where it all started. You're amazing, Michele
Wow, wow, WOW!! This is stunning, Michele. Love how you create with all kinds of things. You have a wonderful eye for cards and what makes them magical.
Your spectacular pencil coloring really brought those birds to life, Michele. From one bird love to another - this could be my Christmas card. ; )
Wowza! This is an amazing bird card. I love it!
Your little birds look right at home in your snowy scene. Such a lovely image and the unravelled string bow is a brillinat finishing touch. Love the Grinch card too xx
Yeow this is a masterpiece! Beautiful coloring!
So if I'm reading your post right, the post card was all black& white and you colored the birds and then fussy cut around them and then added to a panel of dsp? However you did it though, the card is absolutely FABULOUS Michele and I'm head over heels in love with it! It's frame worthy my friend!! Hugs. :0)
I think my jaw just hit the floor. This is amazing Michele! Your coloring skills on these two sweet birds is out of this world. What a gorgeous, gorgeous card!
Fabulous card, your coloring if fabulous and great way to recycle using the post card.
Oh, you are SO clever! I hope Melissa of HB sees this--it's truly a work of art paired with that gorgeous (and perfect!) patterned paper And I'll have to look into Leanne's "un-twisted bow", too! This card was meant to be.
Gorgeous! A most wonderful thank you gift, expertly colored with your Prismas and fit perfectly with the paper. The extra snow you added completes the scene and brings it all together even more. I just have to give this a big WOW!
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