Lovely Layers Quail
I created this card for the Sharing Fall Instagram hop organized by @ThatCraftyGolden. I really enjoy Amanda’s hops because she fosters a wonderful crafty community.
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Quail
The main feature of this card are a pair of quail. The die is called Lovely Layers: Quail by Honey Bee Stamps.
Distress Oxide Ink Colors
Gathered Twigs:
both base layers
second and fourth layer of the female bird
eye detail on female bird
leg feathers
Black Soot:
the male bird’s face
both birds’ beaks
Hickory Smoke for grey areas on male, including his feet
Aged Mahogany for chestnut belly area on male
Pumice Stone for warm grey on female, including her feet
Speckled Egg for male bird’s pale face outline
Black Sharpie and Glossy Accents for eyes
There are over a hundred different species of quail. I live in California and love the quail we have here, so that’s the look I’m going for. Given that Honey Bee Stamps are headquartered in Oregon, that’s probably the species they referenced as well. The Cornell Lab has great reference photos of California quail. There’s also a Wikipedia page about the California quail.
Cut out all parts from white cardstock. Double up the bottom layer of each bird for stability. I ink blended these base colors with Distress Oxide inks.
Background
Gently mist an A2 panel of black cardstock with water, then emboss it with the Falling Leaves embossing folder from Spellbinders. Splatter with Tonic Studio’s shimmer pen in Sunlit Sienna. Cut the panel down to 4 by 5.25” and adhere at least one heavier cardstock piece that is 3.75 by 5” to the back for stability and dimension. Adhere to a cream A2 cardbase.
Sentiment
For the main sentiment I used the Grateful Honey Cuts die from Honey Bee. I cut the “grateful” word three times and the shadow layer from vellum. The “for you” is from the Hooray For You stamp set. It’s retiring, so it’s half off right now. I heat embossed it in copper on black cardstock. Then I used my trimmer to cut it out.
Assembly
I glued the main sentiment to the background and used foam tape for the stamped sentiment part. For the bird bodies I used foam tape and I glued their feet to the sentiment.
