Fusion Card Challenge - Sweet Orange Blossoms/Hummingbird

Fusion Card Challenge has a gorgeous photo and/or sketch challenge this week - I am still their guest and haven't been kicked out yet HAH!

Are you thoroughly confused by my title and my creation? Me too.  Although I love little hummingbirds and how they fly around fighting between themselves, darting all over and causing my family and myself to dive for COVER…..I decided to be inspired by the sketch (sort of).

I began by water colouring Clearly Besotted Floral swag from Fairytale Ending and die cutting with the matching dies.

Then, using the gorgeous Neat & Tangled Ornate Frames I stamped and die cut (matching dies) the rectangle frame.  On the inside rectangle I stamped one of the sweet sentiments from Papertrey Ink's Petite Places: Main Street Stamp Set.

I popped up the flowers onto the Ornate Frame and them popped the frame and sentiment panel up onto a piece of Polka Dot vellum.

Using the frame from Mama Elephant's Madison Avenue Framed tags - I die cut a white cardstock frame and inlaid it into the negative frame from a piece of patterned paper - clear as MUD?

I laid those frames on top of the vellum which was layered onto half of piece of Lovely Lady and Soft Stone cardstock.

I finished it off by adding a few enamel dots and iridescent sequins.

Thank you Fusion Card Challenge for having me be your Guest Designer for April - my thinking cap was screwed on tight this month!!

Happy Birthday Watercoloring….

Good Morning - I am still on the watercoloring wagon…..and so far so good.

I have long been a fan of Debby Hughes and she is soooo very responsible in every way, for my latest watercoloring addiction in crafting….my hubby is looking for you Debby Lol!

I saw this beautiful stamp, Delightful Day, from Clearly Besotted and of course it jumped into my cart before I could stop it…..what is a girl to do? (Believe me….I use the term "girl" lightly)

Using Tim Holtz watercolor paper, I white embossed the roses and then proceeded to water-colour, using my Zig Real Brush markers, water and various brushes.  I was easily able to purchase these items from Ellen Hutson and Butterfly Reflections Ink.

Here is a a close up of the colouring…….I made a wash of blues and greens surrounding the bouquet and then die cut it with the frame from Mama Elephant's All Prettied Up - Creative Cuts.

I popped it up onto Papertrey Ink Gingham patterned paper and then added the die cut "Happy"and sentiment - a free stamp and die from Papertrey Ink (yay!) tied a pretty bow, added some sequins and pretty pretty pretty!

I was very pleased with the outcome and plan to do some more watercoloring shortly woohoo!