I love birds. I think we've established that. :) Last night I made a couple of hanging cards. They are for no one special, yet. I just made them because I wanted to play.

The birds and the branches are chipboard by Maya Road. They look like this when I first get started with them.

I named the bird in this first card Lucas. My good friend Kelly has a crow that visits his window daily and causes all sorts of racket. I decided that the crow needed a name and it should be Lucas. And so it is.

So here is Lucas...resting on a branch and heckling Kelly while he tries to work. Oh...the clouds were drawn on an old spelling book (from 1920) and then cut out and outlined with a black marker.



I first misted the chipboard with an eggplant color (my favorite) and then I used Ranger Crackle Paint over him. The paint was kind of dried out. Any thoughts on how to make it liquidy again???



And of course Lucas needed a friend...so this is Lucy.



Lucy was intially a mahogony (sp) color but once I put her on the card I decided that she needed to be more of a cream color. And once I did that she was a little washed out so I THEN decided that she needed some real color...so I used Ranger Distress Ink...I just brushed it on with a foam brush. And she looks beautiful!



Hope you guys enjoyed my little creations. :) Have a great weekend!

OHHHH - ONE MORE THING...the branches were misted brown and then I versa marked them and used Ultra Thick Embossing Powder for the glossy look...looks like epoxy! Yanno you want to try it!