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Wednesday 14 June 2023

Perching Kingfisher

Hi everyone.  I have been a bit busy with things recently which have kept me from my cardmaking rather, but I suddenly realised that I needed a card for a female relative, and decided to use a gelli plate background which I made recently and a NBUS Kingfisher image which came free with a few other little offcut stamps with another stamp I bought recently from Crafty Individuals, as did the Wild Flowers and Ferns stamp which I used here which was a special offer with the order.  

 
                                
I made this gelli print background using acrylics and some grasses and cow parsley but it didn't work at all well, and the darker areas were what was left of the outline of the flowers and I ended up using some more green paint over the top to see if that looked more usuable, and that was how it was left.  I stamped the kingfisher and coloured using my Inktense Pencils without any water, and then added the wild flowers to either side, and as their were some white patches I added some more green, blue and yellow pencil in places but decided that I would get a better finish using some Distress Inks and so I used Twisted Citron in the centre and darkened the edges with Lucky Clover.  I finished by adding the sentiment using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink heat embossed with WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder.

This was a quick card but I was quite happy with the way it eventually turned out, and a definite improvement on the initial look of my failed print..lol.  Thank you for visiting me here today and I'll see you again soon.






I am entering the following challenges:

NBUS Challenge - No. 51 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff. 
Allsorts Challenge - No. 732 Birthdays/Anything Goes.
We Love Stamping June Challenge - CAS/Anything Goes.
Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Around the World/Anything Goes.
Happy Little Stampers June Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes.
Triple B June Challenge - Anything Goes - Birds, Butterflies and Blooms (at least one of the three).

19 comments:

Cathy said...

Your gelli print background looks lovely Pat, I can see the subtle prints from the grasses. Beautifully coloured kingfisher too, it's a really gorgeous card for either a male or female, Cathy x

brenda said...

A beautiful Kingfisher card Pat, thanks so much for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations and We Love Stamping challenge June challenges and this weeks Allsorts.

B x

Linby said...

This is stunning. Love the background and the beautiful stamping. Thanks for sharing with us at We Love Stamping.

Aquarius said...

A gorgeous card and just goes to prove why we shouldn't throw out our so-called 'failures'. This background is perfect for the chosen stamps.

Marjan said...

I think your card it beautiful!! Great work on the background, although I dindn't see the the initial print, bus this is a great background for the Kingfisher! Like the way you photographed it too.

Ellen said...

Beautiful card Pat…love the stamps and the lovely bird!
Grtz Ellen

Dena J said...

Amazing background for the beautiful kingfisher. I love the wildflower stamping, too. Thank you so much for sharing at Allsorts.

Diane said...

It's a beautifully created card and a fabulous background, I have a gelli plate and have yet to use it, you have inspired me to get it out!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Triple B!
Diane TB Co-Owner
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Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

I don'tknow how the green background was before your changes, but the result of the whole card is just amazing!! Love so much that Kingfisher in the meadow!
Thanks so much for sharing your artwork with us at We Love Stamping!

Viv said...

Love this Pat. Gorgeous background - a perfect backdrop for the beautiful kingfisher. x

Sarah said...

What a glorious kingfisher on this beautiful card. Thank you for sharing at Allsorts. Sarah DT

Christine Alexander said...

stunning gelli print background and your King fisher is coloured so beautifully xx

Loll said...

Beautiful background for your amazing kingfisher, Pat! Your gelli print looks awesome with the stamped grasses and flowers. xx

Sarn said...

WOW - this kingfisher card is amazing Pat. Love your gelli plate background and your colouring of the bird is AMAZING. xxx

Mervi said...

Stunning nature themed card.
Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

Kathyk said...

This is truly a delight, Pat, from the colours chosen to the images and placement - top job

Enjoy your weekend

Kathyk

HilaryJane said...

It doesn't look like a quick card to me. It looks amazing, what a stunning background. Perfect for your colourful kingfisher. Thanks for sharing it with us at we love stamping xx

Darnell said...

What a great job you did with your unhappy background, Pat! It's now so beautiful and a perfect backdrop for your sweet and colorful Kingfisher and wildflowers! The Kingfisher reminds me of a Hummingbird, but I went off and checked and, interestingly, they are not related. Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell

Gerrina said...

You made the gelliplate background work so well with these flowers and the kingfisher! Great that you didn't gave up! Thank you for joining in at Stamping Sensations!