Sunday, January 29, 2012

Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird

 Always the teacher at heart, I couldn't do a hummingbird card without a little research!  Did you know there are over 50 varieties of hummingbirds in Costa Rica?  I didn't! And they are BEAUTIFUL!  This one especially caught my eye and so I tried to replicate it in Sparkle N Sprinkle's newest stamp set, Hummingbird Party.  It's called the Violet Sabrewing Hummmingbird and the combination of violets and blues is just amazing!
 I stamped the image on Neenah Solar White cardstock using Sparkle N Sprinkle's new Moss embossing powder and colored with Twinkling H2O watercolors.  The sentiment is embossed with Moss Star embossing powder, also a brand new embossing powder that matches the Moss, but with a little glitter added.  You can see the shimmer on this card in the photo to the right.  The green layer is also embossed with Sparkle N Sprinkle's Ice embossing powder over mint cardstock and picks up the shimmer in the watercolors. The effect of the Ice on mint green is totally different than on white cardstock!  The die I used was Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles. If you would like complete directions, you can find them on the Sparkle N Sprinkle website here.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp! - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin - animals
Creative Inspirations - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Things with wings
Crazy 4 Challenges - Layer it on

Thanks for checking out my Ornithology lesson for today!


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13 comments:

  1. KaraleeJanuary 29, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    Gerlinde - what a striking card. The color combo is beautiful. Very nice!

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  2. Donna EllisJanuary 29, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    Wow! If the card and details are this beautiful on line, I can imagine how gorgeous they are in person! Such terrific colors - vibrant - eye-catching - wonderful! Thank you for sharing your card.

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  3. DebbieJanuary 29, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    Lovely birds, just perfect for our "Animals" challenge at sweet stampin. Debbiexx

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  4. Barbara BruderJanuary 29, 2012 at 8:52 PM

    What a great card. Very beautiful colors.

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  5. JanetteJanuary 30, 2012 at 5:16 AM

    A gorgeous card, thanks for sharing it with us at CraftyCatz this week.xx

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  6. Shona ErlenbornJanuary 30, 2012 at 8:34 AM

    Love all the shimmer and shine, Gerlinde

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Pretty! Wonderful colors.
    Dagmar

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  8. KarinJanuary 30, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    I love the bright colors and your coloring is just beautiful!

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  9. carolJanuary 30, 2012 at 4:11 PM

    Hello....Lovely creation, thanks for sharing your fab creation with us at CRAFTY CATZ, good luck, x carol

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  10. KozmikFebruary 1, 2012 at 6:40 AM

    Great card - thankyou for sharing with us at sweet stampin xxkozmikxx

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  11. MarceaFebruary 2, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    Thankyou so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog with this gorgeous creation. I hope you can join in with our Animal Antics challenge this week. xxx

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  12. xxxtglxxxFebruary 3, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    Ooh this is very pretty! Gorgeous colours! :)

    Thanks so much for joining us at Sweet Stampin this week,

    hugs

    xxalisonxx

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  13. Julie ZFebruary 8, 2012 at 10:18 AM

    Very pretty card Gerlinde! And I love how you included the pic of the "real" hummer - great idea! I know what you mean about always being a teacher at heart - that's me too! (I didn't actually "retire", but was previously in teaching for about 20yrs.) You can't turn that off can you! It's a good thing though!

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