Friday, July 04, 2014

Guest Designer - Uniko Studio Challenge #11


Hello, I'm thrilled to be guest designing for Uniko Studio for their Challenge #11, Birthday using this fabulous colour palette:




As part of my prize for winning Challenge #10, I chose the Paradise Hummingbird set.  I googled hummingbird images and was inspired by this painting, and how the splattered paint implied fast movement.  I can't resist a bit of splattering and sloshing outside the lines, so I set to with the Distress Inks (Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn) and a paintbrush.  I inked the flower stamps with Seedless Preserves, spritzed and stamped, then repeated with Dusty Concord to get the two-tone look on the flowers.  Oh, and I added some Wink of Stella to imply iridescence on the feathers and a tiny AB crystal for the eye.

So come and play - you could be a winner and get the opportunity to guest design too!

It's a busy blog day for me - Craft Stamper Take It, Make It Challenge up next, followed by STAMPlorations monthly challenge.

10 comments:

  1. Super happy to have you guest designing for Uniko Studio today & what a show stopper you've created. Stunning use of Borge the hummingbird stamp & challenge colours. Thanks so much Hugs Bev xx

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  2. Missed this one - great movement all right. And yay for you guesting for Uniko - love Bev's images.

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  3. What a gorgeous card! Love the hummingbird with a touch of sparkle!

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  4. This card is so pretty! Beautiful colours and layout.

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  5. Just stunning, so vibrant with a sense of movement. Lovely!

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  6. Congrats on your guest spot Shirley and your card looks amazing - love it! Hugs xx

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  7. Congratulations on your GD spot, Shirley ... what an awesome card! The shimmer on the hummingbird is gorgeous ... and I love the sense of movement from the splatters! Anita :)

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  8. Mind blowing !! The colors outside the stamped image adds a lot of movement, I love it :)

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  9. This card showcases you talent beautifully Shirley and is sure to inspire all that visit Uniko Studios! Congrats on the GD gig too! I love the subtle shimmer on the humming bird and the beautiful colors that you chose! The shimmer paper base looks great!

    Lovin' the crystal eye too!

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  10. Shirley, such a beautiful card, it really showcases your wonderful talent. You have done sich an eyecatching job, I am in love with this. The colours coming from behind the bird just wonderful.

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