My card for this week's SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge was inspired by this Balbina Peacock Prom Dress from Windsor.
My original plan was to use this Peacock image from Hero Arts … until I realized I must have given it away in one of my recent stamp purges … so I started thinking about what other bird might look good in these fabulous colors … and that's how I ended-up with a Duck … more specifically Sheena's Oh Duck from Crafter's Companion.
The image was stamped in India Ink on white cardstock & clear embossed. Next I started sponging on Distress Inks moving from the bottom to the top … Shabby Shutters, Tumbled Glass, Evergreen Bough and Broken China … with Wild Honey and Vintage Photo for the Duck. After I trimmed the image, I added a little Aquamarine Chalk ink to get a little greener tone to the entire image.
Next, I heated up my Iron (I have one from a yard sale that I use only for crafting purposes) and put a piece of typing paper over the image and ironed off the embossing powder for a more matte look to this earthy design. I finished with a few scraps of cardstock & a kraft card base. Here's a close-up so you can see the fun texty phrases on the background.
This is hilarious – the way you used the inspiration photo!