CSC#171 - Embossed Bird

It's Thursday!  That means a new challenge at CASE Study!  All this month we are honoring Cath Edvalson with Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger Inspiration photos.   Check out the inspiration photo for this week!    I got lots of ideas when I saw this one!  Lots of color, some zentangle, the birdie of course, and yes that clean background!    I don't know if you will think this is crazy or crazy good.  

I saw this embossing folder and had to have it!  The beautiful bird surrounded by flowers.  I never used it because I thought it was too pretty to cover up!  So.. how to use it and not layer a single thing on it?  I decided to color the raised images and let them do all the talking.  I had to do lots of playing around to keep it as clean as possible and tried lots of different media.  What I settled on in the end was these paper stumps that I purchased for a different idea.  They are made of paper so they are firm but still have a little give.  I just touched them to my ink pad and then carefully rubbed them over the raised embossing.  To get a new point on the end and change color you rub the stump over some sand paper - like a pencil sharpener.

Want to see what the rest of the design team came up with for this challenge?  Just click on the names below to jump to their blogs!

Chupa - Iwona Palamountain

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debbie Hughes

Maureen Plut

Tasnim Ahmed 

Maureen Merritt

Silke Ledlow

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you'll come play if you have some crafty time!  Have a great Day

Supplies Used:  Finished Size:  4.25 x 5.5"

Stamp:  Waltzingmouse Say it With Style

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug Anna Griffin Aviary

Paper Stumps

Distress Ink:  Worn Lipstick, Barn Door, Scattered Straw, Tumbled Glass, Spiced Marmalade, Broken China, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive

Card Stock:  PTI White, Vellum