My Dear

When I think of birds, I rarely think of hens, but I had to pull this old bird out for the Birds and the Bees challenge at Fashionable Stamping Challenges. I should use this stamp more--she's fun, but need to find more sentiments that go with her. I am also entering this into Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge I Ought to Use this More!, Word Art Wednesday #138 Anything Goes, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes and Little Tangles Challenge #39 Watercolor.

I  was a lucky winner of Tim Holtz' Mini Distress Inks, so I wanted to make something using them. I ought to and will use them more. Here's my entry.

Products used:  Mini Distress Inks--Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Frayed Burlap and Walnut, water color paper and pen, card blank, Distress tool by Ranger and  Stamps by Stampin' Up and Art Impressions.

I stamped images and sentiment in Archival Ink. I tapped the Mini Distress Ink pad on my craft sheet and spritzed with water. The panel was pressed down into the puddle, removed and dried with a heat gun. Then I  painted the hen and shadow with a water color pen and Distress Inks.  I distressed the panel edges with a Distress Tool and applied walnut ink direct to edges.  Glued panel onto card blank.

I love the colors of the Distress Inks--so vivid, and they make great watercolors.What I love most about using water color is you never know what you're going to end up with!