Here’s another sneak peek for you from the upcoming Sale-a-bration catalogue which goes live on 6th January. This is one of the sets that you can get for free after spending $50; it’s the Stampin’ Up! A Happy Thing set.

When I got this stamp out and stamped it in memento black ink on whisper white, my mother, who is visiting, had a look and commented that the beak was too short for a kingfisher. I went to wikipedia and checked out both the beak and the colouring. I coloured the breast in pumpkin pie blendabilities but none of the blues were correct so I used my stampin’ write marker in pacific point to colour the rest of the bird. Then I took my black marker and both coloured in the beak and elongated it a bit. The family declared it more kingfisher like!

I used calypso coral blendabilities for his legs/feet and one of the browns, I forget which, for the twig with some touches of old olive at the end. I then cut out my kingfisher with the #7 circles die (starting counting in the centre). Somehow this card seems perfect for a note rather than a card for an occasion so I decided against adding any sentiment or extra layers. I think he stands rather well all on his own.