Monday, January 15, 2018

Bird in a Nest

Hi friends! I hope you had a great weekend and a big thank you to everyone who commented on my SSS Friends Blog Hop post on Saturday. I always enjoy reading all the comments and appreciate them a lot. I had a lot of deadlines to work on this weekend, but also went on two walks and did some experiments with Anton (he got an experiment box for Christmas).


This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Birds of a Feather theme, which you can interpret in any way that you like. Don't miss the project by our January guest designer Amber Sheaves.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

I made a dimensional bird's nest for this week's challenge, and the most special thing with it for me is that the project includes a whole bunch of items from nature that I found on one of my favorite walks. It's a beautiful walk that always fills me with a sense of peace. In my project, there are twigs, pine-cones and pieces of mica that I found on my most recent walk.

This Prima Relics and Artifacts Finch has been sitting in its box on my desk for a while now and I was happy to find a home for it. I decided to paint it in the colors of one of my favourite birds, the Blue Tit, even though it doesn't have quite the right shape. The bird has just landed in her nest for a bit of a rest.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

For my base, I used two circles die cut from mat board and glued them underneath a scalloped and embossed circle that I found in a scrap bag. On top of them I layered Prima's Documented Beauty flowers, which were first inked on the edges.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

For my nest, I rolled up some Prima fibers and twine and then it was glued on top of the flowers, with two twigs in between.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Dina Wakley paint

The bird was painted with Dina Wakley's paints, mixing them as needed.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

I also added a little bit of pearl paint to the bird, which is a little hard to see in the photos.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

After I had glued down the nest, I added the bird and then continued with flowers, pine cones and a die cut word.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

Most of the flowers were inked around the edges.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

My sentiment was die cut from two shades of blue cardstock using the Tim Holtz Sizzix Holiday Words Script.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

Here you can see the other side of the nest.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

Here and there, I glued pieces of mica which I had found on my walk.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

The bird was painted relatively roughly, and when I took the photos, I noticed that the highlight in the eye is a little large. I will fix that later.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

Some of the St Tropez flowers consists of several layers and can be shaped.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

I also glued two flowers on the bird, to hide a hole in its tail.

Layers of ink - Bird in a Nest by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Prima flowers and Finch

The mica consists of very fine flakes, and glimmers really nicely. It is one of my favourite materials. You can also use bought mica flakes for the same effect.


I hope you will join us this week in our Birds of a Feather challenge. As always, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until next Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.





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Thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog today! I will be back again before Christmas. 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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17 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness what a gorgeous project Anna-karin! the bird is beautiful and I just love the comfy nest you created for her! the textures and details are stunning! :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Absolutely fantastic. I love the narutal pieces gathered from your walk, they give such a cute life to the nest and love the colorful birs ready to fly away. Hugs, Macarena

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  3. Your birds nest is gorgeous, Anna-Karin. I love it! The beautiful mixture of blues, yellow and brown is fabulous. This is so pretty.

    Cathie ♥

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  4. That’s such a lovely creation !
    [margessw(at)icloud(dot)com]

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  5. This is so cool Anna-Karin. I love making beautiful things from scraps and findings for home decor pieces. They are always interesting and great topics for coversation and when I tire of them (or they get too ratty), I can turf them and make something new and fun again. No guilt as they didn't really cost me anything but we're fun to make. TFS!

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  6. Terrific project, Anna, with inventive and practical construction tips. How fortunate you are to be able to take such walks and I bet Anton loved seeing the end result of the pieces you collected. I do too!!

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  7. I just love 3-D projects. And I love it even more that you used items found in nature. So wonderful!

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  8. Such a pretty project! I love all the natural elements that you used too - amazing 😁. Wishing you a happy Friday and weekend! J 😊

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  9. What a beautiful little nest and gorgeous bluebird, Anna-Karin! Bet the boys love this project! I love how you incorporated elements from nature that you found on your walks! hugs, Maura

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  10. Wow... this is such a stunning creation, Anna-Karin. All the details on the birds and the nest are fantastic! Love this great inspiration! :)

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  11. oh my! This is beyond any words! Such a beautiful creation! Love how you assembled everything together! Perfect!

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  12. What a beautiful project...this is wonderful Anna-Karin! The blue tit is one of my favourite birds too and I love the way you've painted this, you've really captured the details so well! Stunning work, as aways! :)

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  13. This is genius! I really love how this turned out and I adore your mastery over 3D art!

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  14. Your creativity is endless Anna-Karin! Stunning piece, love the colors! Barbara

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  15. stunning project Anna-Karin and that bird is beautifully painted and so life like...hugs kath xxx

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  16. This is super cute, Anna-Karin! Love the sweet bird in its nest, the flowers and other embellishments are wonderful! Hugs, Sandra

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