Or will the gals at Triple B cry FOWL?? Ha! Just kidding - I did my homework and found that Quail are among the bird family, along with Partridge, Turkeys, and Chickens! I fell in love with this pair from Honey Bee!
The layering/inking guide that comes with this set of Lovely Layers: Quail dies is incredible! Here are the Oxide inks I worked with today:
I took advantage of a 5x7 card today - it doesn't happen often, but this Spellbinders' embossing folder was so perfect for this scene I wanted to take advantage of all that real estate! The pine boughs, holly and berries are from Honey Bee's Winter Greenery set.
Hope you're getting your craft on this weekend! Thanks for stopping by!
=] Michele
Thank you, Triple B!
This might just be my favorite one this year, Michele and you've shared many beautiful Christmas cards! Love this so much!
ReplyDeleteThis card is magnificent! Your coloring is perfect and the design - with the subtle coloring of the rich embossing folder background - is perfect. The quail is our state bird and I love to see them running across the street with their "family", heads bobbing and feet scurrying. This card has my heart and has made my day!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card! Beautiful embossed background design, and the quail are so lovely! Great colors!
ReplyDeleteOh those birds look absolutely amazing. well done. The embossed background is perfect too xx
ReplyDeleteALL those fabulous details on your gorgeous 'birds'!! Love it and the larger size makes it even more special
ReplyDeleteWow! This is amazing! Yes, quails are birds and you've captured them perfectly...at least they look perfect to me, since I've never seen one IRL! I just love the details you created!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous in those colors!
ReplyDeleteI hemmed and hawed about putting those quail into my shopping cart and now I wish I did! Beautifully colored, Michele, and perfect against that embossing folder! Love this!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this is a beautiful card. Love your inkblending on the image and especially the background. Your light touch brings it to life. The peek at the dauber storage intrigues me. Where did you find it? Do you have a dauber for every distress ink color? Do tell! :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bird card, those are awesome quails!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining our challenge at Triple B!
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Love, love how you inked the Quails die!! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteAnother wowzer card Michele!!! This is just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis card is incredibly beautiful Michele...your inking and shading on those Quail is perfection! The embossed background and the greenery also add to the beauty of this lovely, lovely card!! Beautifully done my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteYes! I too love quail and fell in love with these dies... they are so stately and proper, and you've used them beautifully. So precious
ReplyDeleteThis is AWESOME, Michele! I love the way you've colored the quail and they are so perfectly placed on that embossed background! Love, love, love this!
ReplyDeleteAdorable die cut quails sitting on a bed of boughs, Michele:-) Love your 3D background too. I brisk walk every other day and often see a covey of 10 quail, but they fly off before I can get close..TFS your up real close detailed and beautifully colored quail, Michele. Happy Holidays..Love and Hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeleteThis is one gorgeous card. Those quail are so wonderfully colored. Love the shading on the background too.
ReplyDeleteThe coloring is wonderful, Michele. I almost think they'll walk off the card.
ReplyDeleteThey kinda look like love birds to me :) Pretty card!
ReplyDeleteSOOOOOOO beautiful!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL ... call 'fowl'! You're too funny!! These quail are gorgeous ... the coloring is perfect and that embossed background really helps bring attention to this awesome pair! Well done my friend (don't forget about our embossing challenge ... link below). Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Triple B challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often. Merry Christmas to you & yours!
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Wow! What an awesome design with all that texture! Love the ink blending on the quail!!!
ReplyDeleteThese birds are so beautifully detailed! Your quail card is delightful!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, these quail, the foliage, the embossing are all so beautiful and they come together into a fantastic card. I've bookmarked this card so I can go back to possibly shop later. Great enabling, Michele!
ReplyDeleteNow that the Christmas card rush is over I'm catching up on blog posts! This set of quails is exquisite and colored so well. Hmm, Jim usually doesn't mind if I add a bird set or two to an order.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! It's a beautiful weiner, I mean winner!
ReplyDeleteAnother stunner! Your quails are fabulous and the colours are pure magic especially accompanied with that gorgeous embossing folder.
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