Bonnet Birdie visits 2 Crafty Critter Crazies

Is everyone staying warm? Yikes! It's been cold.

Today begins a new Challenge at Two Crafty Critter Crazies 
where we love to celebrate any project with a critter on it! Critters include mythical creatures, animal toys and everything alive (except humans and flora)! Our very generous sponsor this month is Sparkle N Sprinkle, so join us with your crafty creations this month for a chance to win and be recognized.

My project features this sweet SNS Bonnet Birdie Digital Stamp Set available with the bright blue bird which was hand colored by my friend Anne Temple.

However, today, my birdie is sporting canary yellow plumage!

I have colored this bird with Copic markers in yellow - like a canary. For an additional 10% off your entire order, please use the code DonnaDT10.

My background was made on dark ivory colored cardstock:

To make the background, a stencil was used. I spritzed and dabbed some mica powders that had been diluted. First green, allowing it to dry, and then placing the same stencil on top and doing it in blue, allowing only a small amount of the green to show through. After it was dry, I wanted a little "canary yellow" in the background, so I stamped with Hero Arts Leaf With Stitching rubber stamp and heat set with Firefly Embossing Powder. Because that EP is fine, and semi-transparent with a little glitter, I used Cheerful Yellow VersaFine Clair ink instead of VersaMark ink.

The pretty die cut is done in turquoise vellum (that's why you can see the stenciling through it).

Next the colored panel was added using the "out of the box" die cut technique:



The cute sentiment comes with the set. It was printed on vellum in turquoise and immediately dredged with Sparkle Embossing Powder. This provides texture on a digital stamp. I also used a Gelly Roll Bright White pen to make some dots on top of the Peacock Feathers ink.

Green Glittered Greenery (say that 3 times fast) adds some sparkle to the dimensional floral spray.

The same Hero Arts stamp was used on the inside, with the yellow also heat embossed. Warm Breeze VersaFine was shadow stamped for dimension:

Products Used:

Sparkle N Sprinkle Bonnet Birdie Digital Stamp Set
Hero Arts Leaf with Stitching stamp
Tonic Ribbon and Bow layering set (3 dies)
Cottage Cutz Greenery 4x4 die set
SNS Firefly Embossing Powder
SNS Sparkle Embossing Powder
Copic Markers, Prismacolor Markers, Gelly Roll Bright White pen
Peacock Feathers Distress Ink
SNS Cheerful Yellow VersaFine Clair ink
SNS Warm Breeze VersaFine Clair ink

Challenges I'd like to play in please:

1. Classic DT Open Challenge #2 AG DT 3/1 (sep post)
2. Colour Crazy Challenges (Feb 1 Week 4) AG Colored by hand (for image I used Copic Markers, Prismacolor Markers, Gelly Roll White pen, Peacock Feathers ink)  2/15 (sep post)
3. Crafting With Friends #79 AG 2/15 
4. Crafty Creations #383 Anything Goes 2/6 ?
5. Creative Fingers Challenge #156 AG (2/8) check 2/26
6. Scrapy Land Challenges #106 AG SL die (Tonic Dies 3) 2/6 (sep post) 
7. The Paper Funday Challenges #1 AG ends 2/3 (announced 2/6)

Stamping Hugs,