A Scribbly Little Bird

I am really loving my Clarity Stencil brushes..

and how they allow me to apply color that I've picked up from ink pads.

In case you haven't noticed...

I've been on a Clarity brush kick.

and so...

today I've got a card that I created by adding color to the background...

and the stamped image...

with my brushes!

I am always on a quest to create guy-friendly cards...

and I thought that this little bird would make a nice card that could be used for a guy's birthday.

The Scribbly Birds stamp set...by Dina Wakley

has 4 sketched bird images.

I am always drawn to sketchy images..

and so I was happy to choose one of the 4 great bird stamps for the first time.

For this card...

I kept thinking...

"Less is more"

and, as I often say...

"Not every card needs to be a major production"

Simple can be nice.

This card reflects "less"...

and it certainly was NOT a major production.

I used the Clarity brushes and ink pads to create the background, 

and brushed some color on the sentiment banner....and the bird, as well.

I used deep red metallic card stock to mat the image.

Used some foam dimensional under the matted bird iage to pop it up a bit.

Simple.

Easy.

Done.

This card was fun to create

and I will probably create a few more cards like this one...

using the different bird images in this stamp set.

"Less is more" seemed to work well for this card.

Thanks for visiting...

Have a wonderful day...

and a crafty & creative weekend ahead, my friends.

Michelle.