A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Wednesday 29 January 2020

New Chickadees

The current Jingle Belles Challenge is "Look What Santa Brought Me" - in other words, use something new that we got for Christmas or in the sales.


 I love bird stamps as many of you know! 

I stamped and added some subtle colouring with watercolour paints and then did the berries with a red marker.   This beautiful chickadee stamp is called Stained Glass Birds.  I didn't colour it as if it were stained glass but I layered a piece of acetate over it to make it seem to be a window (that's why there is inconsistent definition in the photo - light was bouncing off the acetate).  I added a red frame over top to hold the acetate in place and to match the berries.

I'm looking forward to colouring it more as a stained glass window next time.

Thanks for stopping by today!









Supplies:
Stamps - Magenta Stained Glass Birds
Ink - Archival Jet Black
Paper - mixed media cs, red and white cs
Size - 4.75" square
Accessories - watercolour paints, red marker, Spellbinders square dies

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11 comments:

  1. lauren bergold29 January 2020 at 13:28

    such a beautiful card and a great use of the amazing new stamp. it looks like a window in a frank lloyd wriight house! thanks for joining our JINGLE BELLES fun this fortnight! ♥

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  2. Lisa29 January 2020 at 14:48

    Gosh these are pretty birds! And the red berries are such an eye catcher - what a lovely card!

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  3. SmilynStef29 January 2020 at 17:01

    love your fun window technique ... and lovely coloring too ... so very glad you joined us at Jingle Belles.

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  4. Christine Alexander29 January 2020 at 20:11

    the birds look so pretty on acetate as a stained glass window. love it framed in red :)

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  5. Witchcrafted Life29 January 2020 at 22:50

    Such a sweet, darling design. I adore the vibrancy of the red berries and the gentle tranquility of this image.

    ♥ Autumn

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  6. Bonnie30 January 2020 at 07:35

    Sweet little chickadees, Susan! Love the red berries and frame!

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  8. nancy littrell30 January 2020 at 19:16

    Love your new Chickadees stamp, Susan. One of my very favorite birds that visit us over Winter:-) Pretty soft coloring and clever of you to add the acetate layer. TFS Hugs..Nancy

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  9. Mac Mable31 January 2020 at 15:54

    What a fabulous stamp Susan and the prettiest of cards and super sweet x.

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  10. Papercraft Boutique2 February 2020 at 11:50

    This is so pretty and I love the color choice you made, Susan! Somehow I feel an Asian feeling from the card.
    Hideko xx
    p.s. I actually took pics of my acetate card this morning, and it was so difficult!!

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  11. Loll5 February 2020 at 17:28

    This is a beautiful image Susan. I love the light touch of colouring of the birds and branch. xx

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