Monday, 30 November 2015

Christmas robin

Earlier this week, I won a digital stamp during Beccy's Month of Christmas Card challenge. Her next challenge prompt (Day 29) was to use the newest item in your stash. So I knew what was being expected of me lol.


I had picked this particular image (Baby robin) from Beccy's shop because I had left her a comment earlier this week saying that I loved to see coloured birds on cards but was a little scared to colour them myself. Me and my big mouth...

Anyway, I printed the image onto Neenah solar white cardstock, grabbed my Spectrum Noir coloured pencils and a book on European birds (purchased last May), took a good look at the European robin and set to work. And I have to confess I really loved colouring this sweet image using pencils AND I love how it turned out.

After my colouring was done, I had a look at my container of Christmas offcuts and found these three patterned paper pieces; the large one and two smaller ones. Just perfect for this week's sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. It's been ages since I've played along, but then it's also ages since I made a layered card.


After putting the card together, I thought it needed just a little something extra, so I added a few stray embellishments I happened to have put in my bits and bobs container. The sentiment is from the Merry Everyday stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.

Challenges:
Jingle Belles - Holiday leftovers
Christmas Card Challenges - 52 Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Take your pick: Colours - Red and/or green
SSS Wednesday challenge - Anything goes
SSS Work it Wednesday - Holiday cards

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9 comments:

  1. Beccy30 November 2015 at 02:08

    You certainly put a lot of effort into creating this card Marianne, and it was absolutely worth it! It's beautiful. I love how the little robin turned out... you did an amazing job with your coloured pencils. I love your version of the sketch too. Well done!
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  2. Debbie30 November 2015 at 05:56

    Beautiful card! I really like how some of the image is off the panel!
    Thanks for playing along this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!
    Debbie (TMS DT)
    Debbie's Dash of This and That

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  3. Shirley-Anne30 November 2015 at 06:49

    Great take on sketch and your colouring is perfect . Thanks for sharing with us at Christmas Card Challenge

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  4. Barbara30 November 2015 at 10:15

    What a beauty - and I love the use of your cut-offs, they are a perfect match!

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  5. brenda30 November 2015 at 10:35

    You can't beat a Robin for Christmas Marianne - do you have them in Crete I wonder - just an aside thought. The traditional colours work very nicely as well.

    B x

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  6. Ruth30 November 2015 at 14:21

    Your colouring is beautiful. We have two very territorial robins who visit regularly and argue in the garden and this one looks the part :) Love the layers too. Xx

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  7. Teresa Kline1 December 2015 at 00:55

    hi Marianne! sweet bird, your coloring is amazing, such a peaceful card! so glad you played along with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

    sparkle & shine *~*

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  8. lauren bergold1 December 2015 at 20:23

    what a brilliant use of offcuts to make that amazing image really SHINE! absolutely loooooove this gorgeous card! perfect addition to our buffet of delicious "holiday leftovers" at JINGLE BELLES! ♥a

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  9. SmilynStef3 December 2015 at 14:21

    I always love a sweet birdie for the holidays ... so very glad you joined us with your holiday leftovers at Jingle Belles.

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