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I was the lucky winner of a gorgeous stamp set from Skipping Stones on Danielle Flander’s blog recently  It’s called Heartsong, and I love the images in it. The darling bird seemed perfect for the sketch challenge on Card Patterns this week. Here’s the sketch:

Sketch117

And here’s my take on it:

  Heartsing

I love this sentiment from the same set, “You make my heart sing.” The set also comes with a music stamp, but it wasn’t quite wide enough for my card so I used Papertrey Ink’s Background Basics: Sheet Music. The cardstock and twill are Hawaiian Shores (PTI), and the patterned paper is from 7Gypsies paper pad, Conservatory. The brown strip came from the scrap folder, and it’s a better match IRL than in the photo. I stamped the bird on watercolor paper and colored him with my watercolor pencils. It’s been awhile since they’ve seen any action. The circle is a Nestabilities which I distressed with Tim Holtz’s Broken China Ink while the paper was still in the die.

8 thoughts on “Lucky Me & Card Patterns 117”

  2. Danielle

    Such great colors! The bird really SINGS against that blue! 🙂 I love how you said you inked it in the die – will have to give that a try. Super cool!
    Danielle

  3. Cassandra

    Love the colours Karen, and your take on the challenge is terrific. I wasn’t keen on 2 bows but as you have done, I don’t have to have 2 – thank you.

  4. LorraineN

    This is beautiful – love your beautifully colored bird (I have yet to venture into pencils, lol), the colors and the music on kraft strip in the background!

  7. Rhona

    Congrats on winning the stamp set – I don’t think it could have gone to a better person 🙂 I love the card you’ve made for this challenge and the way you’ve used the music with the bird. I do enjoy seeing your take on all the different sketches because that’s something I’m not so good at!

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