Nothing but blue skies...

A while ago I went through my stamp sets and I realised there are so many stamps I still haven't used. All the large stamps have definitely been giving a work out but it seems that the little ones were being left untouched. So I decided that I was going to make an effort to use some of the smaller pieces, but I had to work out how to make them stand out!

DESIGNED FOR | Hampton Art
PROJECT | Nothing But Blue Skies card

THE PROCESS| I drew up a simple design using a window frame and figured that if I kept the color-scheme of the card very neutral and only used black ink with the stamp then it might just work. I used distress inks to form the sky and once it had dried I stamped the little bird directly onto the distressed background. Then I stamped the sentiment in black ink to begin with but it took away the focus from the little bird stamp so I decided to re-stamp it in a matching color to the sky.

SUPPLIES |
Hampton Art - Authentique Footloose Cling Stamp Set (IC0233)
ColorBox Doodlebug Pigment Ink - Swimming Pool
ColorBox Doodlebug Pigment Ink - Beetleblack
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn
Neenah - Solar White Paper
Jillibean Soup - Winter Tortellini and Spinach Soup (Garlic Flakes)
Sequins (Opaque White)