Thursday, August 20, 2015

New Hummingbirds by Ryn!

Hello everyone, I hope you've had a great week.

I'm a lucky girl as I received a package in the mail today with lots of very beautiful Hummingbird stamps from Designs by Ryn.   I wanted to create something quickly so I could show you a couple of the new stamps, so I dug into my drawer of 'background stash' and found a Gelli plate print that I thought would go with a couple of Hummers.

I was lucky as it was a 'much needed' rainy day, perfect to get the house clean and then hang out in my craft room for a while :)


I created the background while in a workshop using Distress Paints (very fluid arcylic paints) and a Gelli plate.     I stamped over top with dark purple Versafine ink and coloured with my Prisma pencils and highlighted with a white pen.  The paper used in the class for the background has some texture which was picked up in the colouring.

Designs by Ryn is launching two new unmounted stamp sheets Hummingbirds 1 & Hummingbirds 2 tomorrow (August 21st) at her website.   You can also check her Facebook page for information.

I used two birds from the Hummingbird 2 set.   I also used her Leafy Branch which I think compliments them very well. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend,
Shirley

33 comments:

Bonnie said...

Sorry I haven't been by to visit for awhile. I've enjoyed catching up on what I'd missed and I'm glad to hear you are having a great summer! Love these hummingbirds and you've colored them so beautifully! I love the purple with the softer greens and blues! Gorgeous!

Shilpa Nagaonkar said...

Beautiful card, Shirley, those humming birds are really cute. Waiting to see what you make next with your new stamps..happy time :)

Dr Sonia S V said...

WOW the colors and the beautiful way you used the birds is fabulous!!
Cheers
Dr Sonia
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Valerie-Jael said...

Wonderful - style, colours, stamps - perfect! Hugs, Valerie

chrissie said...

One of your amazing background to showcase the beautiful stamps Shirley. A perfect match

Love Chrissie

maria's knutselplezier said...

Wow what a fantastic card Shirley , I really , really love it, great colourful background, and the bird are just lovely!!!

Greetings
Maria

Anjas-Artefaktotum said...

You are so lucky that you have the new stamps and your combination is so beautiful, I love it!
Big hugs Anja

Elaine said...

What a pretty card Shirley. Those hummingbird stamps by Ryn are really gorgeous. They may have to go on my wish list. Nice to see you made some time for the craft room. There is always so much else to do at home isn't there? Have a good weekend. Elaine x

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

Wow, this is stunning Shirley, I love the new stamps and agaist one of your gorgeous backgrounds they look wonderful. I shall be popping over to Ryn's shop and ordering these later. Hope you have a great weekend.

Sue xx

froebelsternchen said...

This stamps are just gorgeous and your card is unique Shirley! Awesome!

Ryn Tanaka said...

She exciting to see your first make with the hummingbirds Shirley :) Your positioning of them is lovely as is your Gelli Plate background. Love the hint of purple in the leaves too. Beautiful card! Thanks so much :D

Pat said...

I love the Ryn's hummers Shirley and a gorgeous background too and I also love the white gel pen detail and love the colour combination. Altogether a really beautiful card. x

Margik said...

This card is outstanding with this background so fabulous and the super birds. Very beautiful as always. Mar xx

Enny said...

A wonderful card Shirley, I already admired it at Ryn's blog ! Beautiful background and colors ! And thank you very much for your comments on my blog ! Greetings, Enny

Sandy said...

Beautiful background with a great color combo--don't we all love Hummers!!?!
Sandy xx

Beth Norman-Roberts said...

You really have a sense for colour and composition. A beautiful piece of art

Beth Norman-Roberts said...

You really have a sense for colour and composition. A beautiful piece of art

Greta said...

Perfect background for those wonderful new hummers! Stunning creation, Shirley! Enjoy your weekend!

Darnell said...

Squee! You know how much I love hummers, Shirley, and these colors, so I am swooning over this amazing work of art! Love, love, love, love!! Hugs, Darnell

Annette P.-L. said...

Wonderful card with great colours! The hummingbirds are so cute!

Annemieke said...

Prachtig is je kaart en wat een mooie nieuwe stempels.
Groet Annemieke

Miranda said...

Beautiful Shirley, love the GP background and your birds have a beautiful place here! xxhugs Miranda

brenda said...

Hi Shirley,

Just a quick visit to say hi as I do a mega catch up with my fav blogs after hols, lovely work as always.

B x

Wendy said...

Aren't those new hummers beautiful?! A gorgeous card Shirley, lovely colours. Xx

Donna Ellis said...

Ryn's new sets are so beautiful and full of life! Your background makes the duo even more lovely! Looking forward to seeing the other images in your classic Shirley style!

Little Artbee said...

Amazing background you created for the lovely hummingbirds. A very nice card.
Dear Greetings
Sabine

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

What a great first card with the new hummingbirds Shirley!!! Great background and a lovely scenery in total!
All the best, Alie :-)

Win Dinn, Artist said...

What a perfect complement these hummers are to that wonderful Gelli print...beautiful, as always! xo

Gerrina said...

Glad to read you had some rain! And the card is beautiful; the background looks so delicate... Hope all is well, hugs, Gerrina

~*~Patty S said...

I can see why you got excited about those lovely hummingbird stamps Shirley!
Your card is gorgeous. Great use of your gelli print too.
We are having a stretch of nice sunny low humidity days again with much cooler temps during the night. Ahhhh so nice. Change is in the air.
oxo

Peanut said...

The bg is super stunning, Shirley... love he humming birds... so elegant.
hugs, Asha

sheila 77 said...

A lovely design, Shirley, and so clever how you have placed the birds.

aussie aNNie said...

Hi Shirley always love hearing from you...beautiful card and love this stamp...oh gosh each time I read 'gelli plat' I promise to get mine out of the box it arrived in a year ago, for some reason I am hesitant to use it....but I will on the weekend when Ihave more time. Hope you have settled well and keep in touch.xx