Humming Along for GDP174

So many ideas ran through my head for this week’s oval-focused sketch at Global Design Project. There are so many ways to use an oval – I decided to let the oval play a background to the gorgeous hummingbird in Humming Along Bundle. Bright, bold colors were a perfect contrast to a black oval. Here’s my card for this week’s sketch challenge:

And here’s the banner for the sketch challenge that inspired my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Hummingbirds & Hibiscus. Although I live inside the Atlanta city limits, I am surrounded by beautiful trees and wildlife. During Spring and Summer, we hang a hummingbird feeder outside our picture window so we can enjoy the buzzing little birds – such fun to watch them zip in and zip away. Here’s a picture I took of our view over the summer: On the other side of the deck from the hummingbird feeder is a beautiful hibiscus plant – while the hummers tend to enjoy the nectar from the feeder, the flowers are a sweet temptation.  Imagine my surprise when I saw both the hummingbird and hibiscus paired with one another in the Humming Along Bundle – what fun! Here’s a look at the bundle:
• The Oval. I stamped the hibiscus with Whisper White Craft Ink and sprinkled it with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I heat-set the flower with my Heat Tool. The black oval with a white flower image was a great contradiction to the colorful bird. I stamped the sentiment (from Butterfly Gala stamp set) on a strip of Whisper White cardstock and cropped it with the same Oval die I used to crop the flower. Here’s a look at how I lined it up to crop it before gluing it onto the black oval:
• Bright Colors. My Google searches of hummingbirds showed lots of green birds and lots of blue birds. Some had pink bellies or necks, while others did not. I decided to mix all the best attributes and my artistic license to build a hummingbird with all three colors. Here’s a closer look of the bird colored with Stampin’ Blends:If you like this combination of Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade as much as I do, please save this:

Bundles: Humming Along  Stamp Sets: Humming Along, Butterfly Gala  Papers: Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black, Thick Whisper White, Brights 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (Granny Apple Green)  Inks: Whisper White Craft, Stampin’ Blends (Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate) Accessories: Hummingbird Framelits Dies, Layering Ovals Framelits Dies, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Humming Along Cling Bundle – 150621

Price: $42.25

Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set – 148580

Price: $21.00

Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack – 148544

Price: $9.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146982

Price: $8.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack – 147274

Price: $9.00

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146990

Price: $8.50

Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack – 147275

Price: $9.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121045

Price: $8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.75

Brights 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 146964

Price: $11.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Ink Refill – 101780

Price: $4.50

Smoky Slate Light Stampin’ Blends Marker – 145054

Price: $4.50

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies – 141706

Price: $35.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 109132

Price: $5.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada) – 129053

Price: $30.00

Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to the Global Design Project site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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