Colorado Craft Company – Hibiscus Hummingbird

Hi, Friends!

Colorado Craft Company is celebrating their latest release of their Big & Bold and Whimsy World lines! There are lots of florals, birdcages and birds! Be sure to check out the full release. Today, I’m using the Big & Bold Hibiscus Hummingbird. I just couldn’t help it with the hummingbird – they are my favorites!

Hibiscus are NOT easy to color for me – the contrast in the petals is so hard to achieve for me. So I watercolored as best I could – and added details with colored pencils. Believe it or not, the hummingbird was so much easier for me to watercolor!

Daniel Smith Watercolor:
Hibiscus: Quin Rose
Lilly: Aussie Red Gold, Quin Rose
Stem/Leaves: Sap Green
Hummingbird: Phathalo Blue RS, Ultramarine Turquoise, Quin Purple, Piemontite Genuine, Quin Burnt Scarlet

Polychromos: Magenta 133, Fuchsia 123, Light Cadmium Red 117, Pine Green 267, Helioblue-Reddish 267, Mauve 249

These images are big! My card is a 5″ x 7″ card. After die-cutting using both the Hibiscus flower and Hummingbird, I worked on my background and sentiment. The background is a white panel that is ink-blended with Bundled Sage and Peacock Feathers. I added some texture by spraying/splattering it with water. I trimmed it down to mat my cardbase and attached my images with foam tape for dimension.

To finish, I embossed my sentiment in white over black cardstock and die-cut it. I seriously LOVE it when there is a die for the sentiment! I hope you like it!!! Thanks so much for stopping by!

GIVEAWAY:

There will be 2 winners for each stop today – one from the blog comment section below and one from my Instagram. Good luck!

Winners will be randomly selected and announced on 3C’s blog on August 7th.

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CCC BB Hibiscus Hummingbird SSS	CCC BB Hibiscus Dies SSS	CCC BB Hummingbird Dies SSS	Silver Brush Black Velvet Brushes SSS	Daniel Smith Watercolors SSS
Fabriano Acquarello Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper SSS	Faber-Castell Polychromos SSS	GKD Blending Brushes SSS	Tombow Mono Drawing Pens SSS	Bundled Sage DO SSS
Peacock Feathers DO SSS	Hammermill Color Copy Digital Cover 100lb SSS	Neenah Solar White 110 lb SSS	Black Cardstock SSS	MSP MISTI SSS
MSP MISTI Mouse Pad SSS	SSS 3.5 inch Acrylic Block SSS	Versamark Ink SSS	Wagner Heat Tool SSS	Embossing Powder Bag SSS
SSS White Embossing Powder SSS	Double Sided Foam Tape SSS	3D Foam Strips – Black SSS	SSS Dot Runner & Refills SSS	SB Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine SSS
LF Stamp Shammy SSS	Mini Score Board SSS	Teflon Bone Folder SSS	C-Thru T- Ruler SSS	TH Distress Sprayer SSS
TH Tonic Max Guillotine Trimmer SSS	Fiskars Titanium No5 Micro Tip Scissors SSS	LF Jellyfish Ink SSS

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