Don't you love it...

...when a project in your head turns out exactly as (or better than!) you pictured it? I do! It doesn't happen often enough, though. ;) And technically, for this card, I hadn't exactly pictured it this way in my head, but I had definitely had the idea of cutting the solid parts of THIS image out ever since I saw the stamp. So happy it actually worked out. :)

Trees colored in roughly with some watercolor pencils, then gone over with water.

To get a perfect match with the bird, I colored some of the watercolor paper with the same red pencil, then went over with water. I had stamped the watercolor paper with the Music Background stamp in Versamark before (a test for another project), and I was pleasantly surprised how it showed up subtly here.

Made using one of this months Hero Arts sketches. :)

Oh, and my sister finally added a new toy to the shop (she's an even bigger procrastinator than I am!) - Beau the Buff Panda. Here's a pic of the cutie...

If you'd like to see some of the other creations Maria has made (toy and non-toy), you can go HERE. Please feel free to ask for a custom creation from her! :)

Thanks for stopping in!

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Cardstock: Hero Arts, watercolor paper (Strathamore)
Stamps: Hero Arts "Musical Background'" and "Merriest Christmas Wishes"
Ink: Versamark, Ranger
Other: watercolor pencils (Prismacolor), embossing powder (Martha Stewart), gems (Hero Arts)

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, Xacto knife, heat gun