Monday, 26 September 2011

Little robin


I was looking through my stamps this morning and came across this little leaf stamp from Paper Artsy! I know it's intended to be able to be used as a bird too, but I thought that it was perfect for a robin. I inked it with Distress inks in Barn Door and Vintage Photo  and swiped the two lower square mounts with Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany inks respectively. Sadly the deep red of the Aged mahogany doesn't show too clearly on this picture.
The sentiment is part of a stamp from Papermania, stamped with SU Soft Suede. I really don't care for stamping sentiments using Distress Inks as they tend to bleed a little.
The robin was completed with a couple of strokes with a Copic pen for legs and a small black gem for his eye.
CASual Fridays -  Monochrome + brown.
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23 comments:

  1. coldwaters226 September 2011 at 10:43

    Oh I do love this one Chrissie that image is stunning with the pattern on
    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  2. Suzi B26 September 2011 at 10:51

    A fabulous little robin\!
    Suzi B x

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  3. Suze Bain26 September 2011 at 10:56

    This is lovely Chrissie and the distressed sentiment goes perfectly with the distressed robin. xx

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  4. Lynne26 September 2011 at 11:01

    Wow! What a fabulous little stamp. Love what you`ve done with it.
    Lynne xxx

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  5. Sherry Eckblad26 September 2011 at 12:17

    definitely a robin! Great card.

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  6. Vicky Hayes26 September 2011 at 13:02

    I have a real thing about robins - and this is the cutest one ever! Vx

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  7. Jenny26 September 2011 at 13:15

    Oh how adorable Chrissie, I love the patterning on him too. I never have any joy stamping with DI...I just use them for distressing and inking techniques!
    Jenny x

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  8. Michele Gross26 September 2011 at 13:33

    How creative to turn a leaf into such a sweet little bird! He looks darling as a robin :) Beautiful card, thank you for having some fun with us this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  9. Kathyk26 September 2011 at 13:52

    May I say how splendid your leaf looks as a robin too!

    Happy Monday

    Kathyk

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  10. Kimbo26 September 2011 at 14:12

    WOW - what a great idea. I need to look at my stamps in a different way now.

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  11. Bonnie26 September 2011 at 15:08

    What a sweet little bird and so perfect for this Christmas card!

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  12. Bonnie26 September 2011 at 15:09

    What a sweet little bird and so perfect for this Christmas card!

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  13. Donna26 September 2011 at 16:27

    Oh wow, I love this card, very clever to make it into a robin, looks perfect. hugs Donna x

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  14. Colleen Dietrich26 September 2011 at 18:34

    Oh, that little stamp is so neat! I love that it can be used as a leaf and as a bird. This reminds me of The Partridge Family, a show from the 70's.

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  15. Lisa Elton26 September 2011 at 19:21

    What a sweet little bird Chrissie! Cute card :)

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  16. Jen Nelson26 September 2011 at 20:22

    I Love it what a fab use... it works perfectly xx
    jen

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  17. Anonymous26 September 2011 at 20:44

    Perfect little robin Chrissie! xx

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  18. Fiona26 September 2011 at 22:18

    Gorgeous robin Chrissie. I agree about DI's and always use Versafine for stamping sentiments if possible.

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  19. TAM26 September 2011 at 23:36

    Fabulous card - he is such a cute little robin

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  20. GinaA27 September 2011 at 01:30

    This little bird stamp is FAB, it makes a super robin and a great card.

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  21. Aileen27 September 2011 at 08:08

    Really funky robin, would never have guessed it was a leaf. x

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  22. June Houck27 September 2011 at 15:50

    ACK!!! This is so gorgeous, Chrissie!!!

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  23. Viv30 September 2011 at 17:10

    Such a sweet little robin, great card too, I love the colours :) Viv xx

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Thank you so much for popping by, I appreciate your comments!
Thanks,
Chrissie

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