I Spy With My Little Eye #22

Hi everyone, it’s the third Wednesday in the month, so following from our month off over Christmas it’s time for the first I Spy With My Little Eye... challenge of 2025 over at Ellibelle's Corner.  Thanks so much to everyone who joined in last time - please do check over on Ellie’s blog to see if you are one of our top picks. 

Ellie chose the challenge theme this month, and it is

I Spy With My Little Eye 

*** Something With Feathers or Fur ***

So think animals and birds - realistic, cute or whimsical! Please do pop over to Ellie's blog to see her fab creation and link up your entries here.

This month we are delighted to welcome  Amy as our guest designer, so please click on her name to visit her blog and see her fabulous feathered creation.

Here’s my card for the challenge.

I have owned the lovely AALL & Create stamp set “Robin and Nuthatch” for quite some time, but I have always used the robin stamp and never the nuthatch so I thought it time to remedy that.

I cut a 13.5cm square of stamping card and created a circle by blending Elements ink through a circle mask. I stamped the nuthatch inside the circle then masked him and stamped the large branch from Tracy Evans’ set Branched Heart. I coloured the nuthatch with watered down Elements inks and added a few white Signo highlights, and added some background text stamping using Stormy Sky Distress Oxide. I stamped the Lavinia sentiment in Twilight VFC then  matted the piece onto blue card stock and a card blank. I still felt it needed something else, so added a couple of stamped dangling hearts and a few random pieces of torn script washi tape.

Stamps: AALL & Create #690 Robin & Nuthatch, #457 Background Voices; Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE6 Branched Heart; Lavinia Let Your Spirit Take Flight;

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Russet Orange, Della Blue, Graphite); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Portobello, Twilight); Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink (Stormy Sky); Signo pen (white);

Tools: Lavinia acetate circle masks;

Other: washi tape from The Range.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More! #484 - Any Occasion

C.R.A.F.T. #746 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Crafts Galore Encore #131 - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals #90 - Include an Animal

Inspiration Station #69 - Inspiration Photo

(I was inspired by the colours of the bird)

Let’s Craft and Create #215 - Anything Goes with option Use a Sentiment
My Time to Craft #551 - Use a Sentiment 

Path of Positivity #127 - Anything Goes Positive (2nd entry)
Triple B (January) - Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies (3rd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #683/684 - Anything Goes

The I Spy Challenge will end on the Sunday before the next challenge starts at 23:59 US Central Time - so this time that is Sunday February 16th, and the next challenge will begin on Wednesday February 19th.

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,