This is for Tom, who has been in the hospital for a long time and needs some cheer. He loves plants and animals and ships so join us and lets help him feel better.
It is funny how sometimes one will spend a log time on a card and it ends up in the end being simple which if one could have figured that out in the first place would save one LOTS of time...lol...silly me.
All I kjnew for sure is I wanted to keep these little guys the focal point and tried different colors and ways to frme them and then thought of that camera thing you can do I forget the name but softer and darker along the edges to leave the center stand out, so I did that with sponging this sweet and peaceful scene with night of nave and being I had no blue paper to match after looking for like ever had a thought of sponging the other base layer with night of navy too to match, and just tiny black frames to layer. Like how it turned out. Then just added a bit of silhouetted black punched leaves and a couple of berries sponged kind of the little birds chests to bring that out. I know it did not turn out bright and cheery so hope not too dark and drab, but it has a nice soft peaceful feel. I too LOVE sitting and watching little birds nearby...Have a great day...Off to see the awesome gallery....HUGS
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50705
Tue, Nov 10, 2015 @ 12:36 PM
Those birds really stand out with your specialized sponging (I know what you mean but not sure of the term). So pretty and peaceful and who doesn't like to sit and watch the birds..it's one of the pleasures of nature.
Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44979
Tue, Nov 10, 2015 @ 5:56 PM
Wendy, this is amazing! I LOVE how you made the scene look like one is looking through a camera lens. Beautiful!
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Tue, Nov 10, 2015 @ 7:30 PM
This is just beautiful, and you did a fabulous job sponging to get the effect you were after. What a beautiful scene!
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Registered: October 3, 2009 Location: In a state of grace Posts: 10850
Tue, Nov 10, 2015 @ 8:37 PM
Why this is such a perfect peaceful scene! I know what you mean about fretting a layout or coloring, but this worked out wonderfully! Tom is going to love this! Thanks so much for coming to his Teaparty. I didn't make any birdie cookies,but you've earned a few extra elephants for your beautiful creation, Wendy! Hugs from NJ.
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Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7381
Wed, Nov 11, 2015 @ 11:41 AM
Stunning. Love the soft sponging which does really highlight the images and makes it stand out. Looks like a picture hung in a gallery and spotlighted.