Happy Bir'day, Brother!

Happy Saturday!

Been crafting up a storm today and have several cards done. This one is a birthday card for one of my brothers whose birthday is coming up. He often ends up getting combination 'birthday-Christmas' gifts from family members, poor guy.

It's another Bugaboo image, this time one of her great Winter Birds set, Friend:

The papers are a mix of an inexpensive pack I picked up two or three years ago at Walmart and unearthed in the Christmas decorations box, and a new DCWV pack. I colored my image with Copics, added glitter to the snow, Liquid Pearl dots to the bird's scarf, and a little white paint pen to the bird's yellow crest feather and belly, then cut it out with a scalloped Nestie. I used the end of one of the Label Nesties for my computer-generated sentiment, which is a play on the bird theme! =) I used thinner foam dots this time, so my card is still layered, but much more subtle.  A few gems here and there, grosgrain ribbon, more Martha Stewart punched snowflakes, et voila! A wintery birthday card in some great guy colors.

 

And a closeup of my image. His wing's a little streaky (too impatient to let some of the ink dry before tweaking, I guess!) but I think my coloring is improving. =) It's easier to see in real life, but if you look closely you can see the tiny white dots from the paint pen on his belly and on his crest feather. I'll have to play with that more in the future, I think. =)

Challenges for my birdbrain brother's card, I mean, for my brother's bird birthday card (heh heh)...

Bugaboo - Twelve Days of Christmas Day 4: Birds
Crafty Calendar - Cold and Frosty
Craft Your Passion - #87, Anything Goes with Glitter
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - #194 Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - #96 Anything But Christmas
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Celebrate
Sweet Stampin - Things with Wings

I'll be back shortly with another of my creations! Happy Crafting!
Christy