Well it’s a beautiful sunny day here in Ohio.  The birds are singing and my bird-feeders are extra busy this morning.   The bird songs I’m hearing are what inspired this creation.  🙂

I used the up and coming sketch challenge that will be posted later at  http://www.innovativestampcreations.blogspot.com/  

and new stamp images from Innovative Stamp Creations – Nature Silhouettes II & Art 4 Frames II.  Here is a link to their online store:  http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html

Ready for this Rusty Spring Scene Tutorial?  Alright, then let’s get started 🙂

Supplies:

Stamped Bird with Palette Noir Black ink on Whisper White card stock.

Colored birds belly with a Prismacolor Buff marker.

Colored the upper half of bird’s belly with a Prismacolor Burnt Ochre marker.

Colored the very top of the bird’s belly with a Prismacolor Terra Cotta marker.

Colored the top of the bird with a Prismacolor True Blue marker.

Colored the Bird’s beak with a Prismacolor Burnt Ochre marker.

Colored over the bird image with a Versamark Marker and heat embossed with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamp Floral Swirl stamp by first loading with Versamark and then with Lettuce Ink before stamping.

Heat embossed using Clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Colored Center of flower with a Terra Cotta marker and went over it with Versamark and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped Floral Silhouette stamp by first loading stamp with Versamark and then Lettuce Ink before stamping.

Heat embossed with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Starting at the center of the card stock, sponged on More Mustard ink in a circular motion.

Working from the outside in, sponged Pumpkin Pie Ink in a circular motion not covering all of the More Mustard.  I left a light area behind the bird.

Sponged Really Rust ink at the top of the card stock and at the bottom of the flowers.

Stamped the floral silhouette stamp again only using Oregano ink and moving the stamp about 1/2″ over to the right from where I stamp it before.

Sponged Walnut Stain using a swiping motion from bottom toward top to create the look of grasses.

Using a rag wiped ink from embossed images.

Made highlight with white gel pen on the top of the Flowers in the silhouette.

Distress edges with The Tim Holtz distressing tool.

Sponged Walnut Distress ink on the edges.

Stamped pen nib stamp with Oregano ink on Apricot Appeal card stock.  Cut out images wand swiped on end of the images over a Really Rust ink pad.  Colored the nib end of the images in with a white gel pen.

Stamped flourish with Oregano Ink at the top of the card stock.

Punched a label shape out of Apricot Appeal card stock.  Sponged Really Rust ink on it.  Drug the ends of the label over the Walnut Distress Ink pad.  Stamped flower on the label shape using Walnut Stain ink.  Colored Flower bud with a white gel pen.

Cut a panel of Apricot Appeal card stock and sponged on Really Rust ink and Walnut ink around the edges using a swiping motion.  Sorry, no photo.

Assembled card.  Finished card measures 5″ x 6.5″. 

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and your day is one filled with bird songs and sunshine.

Until my next post. . . . . . .

Michelle