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!