Creations by Lynn Weiss ~ Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Perfect Peacock Easel Card

Here's an extra special card that I made for my dear Aunt's birthday.


I know she just loves the new Perfect Peacock image, so I decided to give him the extra special treatment. I colored him with my Blendabilities and then fussy cut him out. I stamped him again onto Tangelo Twist card stock so that all the little curls of his feathers would be there without having to cut those. (I don't mind a little fussy cutting but I'm not crazy! )

Then I set to work bleaching the card stock area inside the flowers, leaves and plumage on top of his head so that I could color those as well.
After painting on numerous coats of bleach using my Aqua Painter, I managed to get the color down to a shade of yellow, which would be fine for coloring the Old Olive and Daffodil Delight areas, but not for the Rich Razzleberry flowers. Those I colored on Whisper White and cut out.
I attached the Razzleberry flowers using Stampin' Dimensionals. I colored some Basic Rhinestones using my Coastal Cabana Blendabilities for some bling on the flower centers, and in each corner, etc... I even colored in the rhinestones on one of those gorgeous Frosted Finishes Embellishments I had left from last years Holiday Catalog...just love those! It made a beautiful center to the Hello Honey satin bow.
The silver frame that fits the Decorative Label punch is something else I had in my stash. To complete the base I embossed the Tangelo layer using the Fancy Fan EF...it's design compliments the feathers well. A strip of Coastal Cabana card stock and one in Bermuda Bay were scalloped using the Scallop Edgelit. 
Thanks for visiting today!

9 comments:

Lisa Foster said...

Wow Lynn! This is beyond gorgeous! Love it!!!

Patti Willey said...

What a gift for your Aunt! She's sure to treasure it forever! Look at that majestic bird so rich in this color pallet, you did this stamp justice and turned this project into a keepsake!

Lynn said...

Thanks so much for your kind words ladies...appreciate it!

Carol Held said...

What a beautiful clolour combination! Luv it!

Claire Broadwater said...

WOW!!!! This card is beautiful!! I love the bright, vibrant colors!!!! Your attention to every detail is amazing! XX Claire

Nikki Spencer said...

A stunning example of perfect peacock Lynn, so many beautiful details!
I bet your aunt loves the extra effort you went to..:0)

Unknown said...

Wow! What a beautiful work of art. Wonderful card.

Karen Barber said...

This is beyond stunning….I don't even think of a word to describe it!! Stunning, fabulous, spectacular, gorgeous…….don't seem strong enough. ;)

ozzycat said...

I can't believe how beautifully you've colored in the perfect peacock stamp with the blendabilities. Your color choices I never would have thought to stamp on colored paper, so thank you for sharing this marvelous technique with your followers.