Copic Creations Challenge Number 31

2nd post for the day! Scroll down to see my post for My Time Made Easy, Or just click HERE.

But really, you should scroll down, because i have something fun to share!

Well, it's the first so that means another challenge from the Copic Creations Challenge blog!

I loved all the entries from the last challenge - coloring on paper thats not white. What awesome ideas everyone had!

The challenge today is easy enough... BIRDS!

And our sponsor is TiffanyDoodles.blogspot.com

There are LOTS of images there to choose from, even some freebies!

Now first, when i saw this digi, i wasnt sure how to color it. So realistic! I'm usually more of a whimsy, cutesy to even punky type of person, so this was a challenge. Well DUH! Of course it's a challenge! Thats the point! Well, before i get to the details, let me show you my card! :D

Ok, so now when you are coloring something out of your comfort zone, as i was, the first things you should do is pull out some reference pictures. I simply went to google and typed in bluebird pictures and then clicked on images and i had a whole slew of real pictures to look off of to choose my blues, discover oh i need some "red" on his belly, go hmm, his beak should be black, etc. Now if i didnt follow these actual pictures to a T would my image have looked bad? No, of course not, but it did help me color him! I also noticed a glint in the eye of one of the actual photos and thought, oh thats a good idea! And pulled out my white gel pen to make that little glint in my colored picture.

Now when putting my card together, my original intention was to put the flowers a little higher so that the birdie looked like he was little in a little bunch of flowers. Well, apparently my fingers didnt get the memo as i was glueing everything down, so, oh well! But if i had the card to redo, i would redo that part!

Birdie Colors are: B12, B14, B16, B18; E33, E53, E51, E50; W1, W3; E47 (beak)

After i colored the birdie, i cut him out using a circle nestie and then used my Copic Airbrush inside the nestie using E21. I used this same technique for my sentiment, which by the way is from the Tweet Things set from Paper Makeup Stamps.

Now go check out the Copic Creations blog to see samples from the other fabulouso design team members!

The Card Deets

Stamps: Bluebird from Tiffany Doodles; sentiment from Tweet Things (Paper Makeup Stamps)

Copics Used: B12, B14, B16, B18; E33, E53, E51, E50; W1, W3; E47 (beak)

Paper: Patterned Paper from D'Bohemia collection from My Mind's Eye; Cardstock from SU

Tools: Label Trio and Small Classic Circles from Spellbinders; Flourishes by Quikutz

Accessories: Paper Flowers from Prima Marketing; Pearls by Kaisercraft