Chirp Up!

My 3 Little Dreams kits arrived today! Woot! I was so excited to start playing, and thankfully the boys went down for their naps at the same time so I was able to whip out a card this afternoon. Here is my first creation with my September kit, featuring the My Little Chickadee set from Sweet n' Sassy Stamps. Click HERE to view the contents of the September kits. Pre-orders are ending in a few days, and they sell out super fast after that (seriously, I'm not just saying that!). And let me tell you... they sell out for good reason! These kits really are a killer deal. The paper, stamps, and embellishments are top quality, and very well coordinated. I really couldn't ask for anything more. I love it! Now, on to the card. What do you think? I stamped the image with my Adirondack Pitch Black ink pad, then colored it in with my copic markers. Then I was going to sponge some of the Tim Holtz Distressed Ink around the edges of the main image, but as I did I started to wonder what it would look like if I sponged the entire white space. So all that tan paper you see behind the bird - that's actually white paper covered with Tim Holtz ink using the sponge dauber. The ink covered so nicely - much better than SU! ink would have using the same application method (I am a *HUGE* SU! fan, but it's totally true). The rest of the card is pretty self-explanatory.

I had the hardest time deciding where to put that flower, but I thought having it there at the end of the branch was my best bet. Everything I needed to make this card was included in the September kit, with the exception of the ink I used on the image and sentiment and my copic markers. Even the sponge daubers were in there (from the optional add-on).

And as much as I was looking forward to getting my hands on this set, I thought it was kind of funny that once I stamped the image I couldn't for the life of me remember what the coloring looked like on a chickadee. Go figure. Not bad for "winging" it though, eh?!

Edited to add: I don't know why that ribbon looks so dark?? In person it's a deep chocolate brown that coordinates nicely with the rest of the card. On my screen it looks almost black though. Weird.

Details:
Stamps: My Little Chickadee (Sweet n' Sassy Stamps)
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Close to Cocoa (sentiment)
Paper: All from the September 3 Little Dreams kit
Other: Ribbon, Flower, Brad, all from the September 3 Little Dreams kit