Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Twinkling H20 on black cardstock

After seeing Kristina Werner's video for day 3 of the 2019 Holiday card series, I decided to get out the few Twinkling H20's that I own, as well as my set of Gansai Tambi Starry Colors paints to do some watercolouring onto black cardstock. There also happens to be a holiday moodboard challenge going on at StampNation, and one of the images featured a black/chalkboard background, which was another great incentive.


I stamped the bird and sprig from my PinkFresh Studio stamp set (that came with a copy of the Creative Stamping magazine) in Antique linen distress oxide ink and let it dry before colouring it in.

To finish off, I heat embossed the sentiment in silver and adhered my trimmed down panel to my white card base. Since the black eye of the bird had been lost in the process, I used black enamel accents to put it back in.

I'm playing at:

CAS Chrismas - Warm and cosy


Jingle Belles - Rudolph and friends (or: feature a creature)

Beccy's Month of holiday cards - B for ... black & bird

SSS Wednesday - Anything goes

HLS CAS - Tis the Season



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13 comments:

  1. maria f.5 November 2019 at 19:28

    That little guy is so cute. Must look great with all the shimmer too.

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  2. Christine Alexander5 November 2019 at 19:35

    love the colours on black, so dramatic. Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas.

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  3. Beccy6 November 2019 at 00:48

    What a fabulous card Marianne, I love the black background. Using the Twinkling H2O's has given the image a lovely sheen, and it works well with the embossed sentiment. Well done!
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  4. SmilynStef6 November 2019 at 04:40

    love that shimmer on black ... so very glad you joined our Creature Feature at Jingle Belles.

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  5. lauren bergold6 November 2019 at 22:04

    oh my goodness what sweet little birdie and i love how the sparkle pops against the dark background! fabulous addition to our creature feature gallery at JINGLE BELLES! ♥

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  6. Bonnie8 November 2019 at 02:41

    What a sweet bird, Marianne! Love the painting on the black cardstock! A wonderful contrast with the shimmery paint! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Christmas!

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  7. Linda8 November 2019 at 20:41

    Sweet little bird colored with your Twinkling H2O's on black cardstock. Thanks for joining us at CAS Christmas.

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  8. Susan9 November 2019 at 05:14

    Love the TH2Os on the black cs! What an adorable blue bird, all cozy in his Santa hat! Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Christmas.

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  9. Trina P.13 November 2019 at 22:12

    Striking. I’m unfamiliar with TH2O, but it looks beautiful on black. Beautiful colouring. Thank you for joining us at CAS Christmas.

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  10. Loll14 November 2019 at 05:50

    Great watercolouring with your Twinkling H2Os, Marianne! Your sweet bird on a branch really pops against the black card base. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Christmas! xx

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  11. Barbara18 November 2019 at 20:44

    Oh my, this is adorable! I absolutely love this card!

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  12. Julie B21 November 2019 at 11:16

    Sweet little bird, great colouring on the black card too.
    Thanks for joining us at HLS CAS. :)

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  13. BożenA1 December 2019 at 01:29

    A beautiful Christmas card. I love all the splendor
    Thank you for joining our challenge in HLS CAS.
    I'm sorry to comment so late.
    hugs,
    BozenA DT HLS

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