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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Hero Arts Flourish Bird

Today's card was one I made while practicing shading for the Bic/Sharpie tutorial. It's not very obviously shaded (shall we call it "subtle"?), so I didn't use it on that post. Still, I really like how the colors turned out on this one. Blue and green always fly.

*groan*


Off to voluteer at the school library and to have lunch in Jack's classroom, so no witty chatter today. Just bad puns. Although, speaking of Jack, I have a saying posted over my computer by Jack that his teacher laminated and sent home a few years ago. She wrote at the bottom, "This is what your child said he knows about dragons." Jack said, "The dragon eats the princess." This always makes me laugh, but perhaps you have to be his mother to appreciate it.

Sigh. Maybe I'll be funny tomorrow.

Supplies
stamps: Hero Arts
ink: Memento
paper: SU bashful blue, basic black; PTI white
accessories: Bic markers, half pearls, dimensionals
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13 comments:

  1. Smilie girlMay 20, 2010 at 7:19 AM

    Blue and green certainly do fly together rather well.
    Jack's take on dragons made me smile!

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  2. CassandraMay 20, 2010 at 7:20 AM

    Thanks for that final thought before bedtime. Your card does "fly" - you have the knack of making stamps I wouldn't look twice at become a must have.

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  3. leslieMay 20, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    Kids say the darndest things ... :-)

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  4. G PeplowMay 20, 2010 at 7:56 AM

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  5. G PeplowMay 20, 2010 at 8:02 AM

    So simple and charming, I like your card very much;-)

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  6. SamanthaMay 20, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    Very pretty - love the "subtle" shading!

    And I think any mother can appreciate Jack's observations on dragons! It made me smile!

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  7. Patti JMay 20, 2010 at 8:58 AM

    Love it! I agree with Cassandra - I would probably never have looked twice at this stamp, and now, I'd love to find it! By the way, your Jack sounds like such a sweetie!

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  8. DoneldaMay 20, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Your blue and green fly away card is wonderful!! and Jack is so right ... dragons do eat princesses :-)

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  9. iriseyesMay 20, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    Sweet card, Susan - and don't worry, you are funny every day! (Even with the bad puns :)

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  10. HeatherMay 20, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    Ooo, lovely. And I know the puns are bead but they make me smile! Hev:)

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  11. Lisa M.May 20, 2010 at 11:32 AM

    Hey, I like your groaners! :) From this card I learned that it is ok to not have everything "matchy matchy," which is how my brain works most of the time. I love that the blue in the bird is darker than the blue cardstock..it looks great! Thanks for another lovely card to case! :)

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  12. mamajulieMay 20, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    So, no last minute saves by the galloping hero in Jack's world. Perhaps a more mature way of looking at it than many adults.
    I agree with the others, you took a so-so stamp and made it special.

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  13. LindseyMay 20, 2010 at 7:55 PM

    Have you and Jack ever read _Paper Bag Princess_? No digested princess there...
    Love the subtle shading on the card, and the perfectly placed bling.

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Thank you so much for taking time to comment!