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Here's some more fun with Tim's Crazy Birds:  there are six in the set and I plan to play with all of them . . .

The most exciting discovery I made while working on this card was discovering the joy of Strathmore's Bristol paper.  That stuff is awesome, especially when it comes to moving color around.  The pad cover says that it's not designed for work with water, but you can toss that limitation right out the window.  Its heavy weight keeps it from warping and even after working the water brush extensively, it didn't pill. 

A couple of years ago, I tried coloring with Distress markers and then using my water brush to move the color around.  Mostly, none of the colors budged, even after trying them out on Beckett cardstock and watercolor paper.  But on the Bristol, they moved like a dream.  This method is the way I've always wanted to color and I am so excited to find that it actually works!  The cardstock really does make the difference . . .

And here's another perky look with a few changes in coloring and 

accessories . . .

The Yellow card:

Cardstock:   The Paper Cut Brown Umber, Strathmore #100 Bristol           

Stamps:        Tim Holtz Bird Crazy, Crazy Talk

Inks:               Distress Carved Pumpkin, Brushed Corduroy, Mustard

                           Seed, Gina K Charcoal Brown, Ancient Page Chocolate,

                           Pine, VersaMark 

Colorants:    Distress Markers Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn,

                           Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Antique Linen          

Watercolors:   Inktense Cadmium Yellow, Zig Clean Color Yellow

Emb Powder:   Distress Walnut Stain, WOW Clear Matte Dull

Dies:              Lil Inkers Stitched Mats Rectangles, Tim Holtz Crazy 

                          Things             

Stencil:          The Crafters Workshop Mini Ledger + Golden Light Paste

The Orange card:

Tina’s card:

Cardstock:   The Paper Cut Brown Umber, Strathmore #110 Bristol           

Stamps:        Tim Holtz Bird Crazy, Crazy Talk

Inks:              Distress Carved Pumpkin, Brushed Corduroy, Gina K 

                          Charcoal Brown, Ancient Page Chocolate, Pine, VersaMark, 

                          VersaFine Olympia Green 

Colorants:    Distress Markers Carved Pumpkin, Mowed Lawn, Frayed Burlap, 

                          Walnut Stain, Antique Linen, Zig ColorBrush Leaf      

Emb Powder:   Distress Walnut Stain, WOW Clear Matte Dull

Dies:              Inkers Stitched Mats Rectangles, Tim Holtz Crazy Things

Stencil:          The Crafters Workshop Mini Ledger + Golden Light Paste