Back to Nature…#152 A Sassy Challenge

Sassy Jeni is our host again this week for our Sassy Challenge, which is…. Back to Nature.

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This adorable image is called Better Than a Thousand Words. How perfect with Sally and Bella watching the sunset (or sunrise…), just them and nature!

I colored the image with Copics, masked it, sponged the sun with Distress inks, masked it and airbrushed the background. With the masks still in place, I sponged some clouds (Distress ink) with my homemade cloud template.

The frame is called Orchard Tree Frame by Memory Box, I hand cut the image layer to match. I made my grass using another MB die, Grassland Border, then used the frame die again. The bird is another MB die, Nestled Bird, colored with Copics.

Now….if you’ve been following this team for any time at all, you’ll know sassy Pat is the Queen of finishing the INSIDE of cards! I love the look, but do I ever take the time to do it?? Rarely!! I’m LAZY… yup, plain and simple… L~A~Z~Y!

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Not this time!! Yay for me!!

You can see I used the same Grassland Border die but this time used a little larger bird {MB}, Perched Reed Bird. When I was going through my DP stash looking for colors that matched how I’d colored the front, this Prima Sparkling Spring was perfect!

But wait… what does it say??!

"Look at me, am I not beautiful with my new wings”
…Tweet” Says the little bird perched high upon the branch…

The verse is by Northwoods. My layers here are Spellbinders Labels 8 & 17.

This card is jam-packed with nature!! LOL

This will be a hard card to part with…I'll have to give it to someone REALLY special!

For more Nature inspiration,
check out the rest of the DT!

Cathy Edgar ~ Ann English
Judy Kreucher ~ Pat Frank
Jackie Mooney

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn