More Pleasant Pheasants

The last card I posted using the Stampin’ Up!® Pleasant Pheasants Stamp Set from the upcoming Holiday Catalog didn’t have pheasants on it. You can see it here. It was a fall “Z-fold” card, but it was disappointing for people who were looking for pheasants. (I won’t mention names, but if I did, it would rhyme with “Zeborah.”) So I decided to humor her and color a couple pheasants today.

Wait! First – a side note. I was trying to think of a catchy title for this post. (Obviously, I didn’t come up with one.) I asked Mike for inspiration. I was thinking, “Pheasants from Heaven.” Of course, I sang that to him. (You have to be old to get this.) So he followed up with, “Pheasants…Entertain You! Pheasants…Make you Smile!” Basically, “we got nothin’.”

Here’s the card –

What Color Are Pheasants?

First, I Googled “pheasant pictures,” because I’ve never seen a pheasant up close and I had no idea what colors they are. This is kind of close, I think. And even if it’s not close, I had fun, which is the whole point.

I stamped the image using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Glossy White Cardstock. Years ago, my friend Liz Hamman went to a Scrapbook Expo and returned with a gorgeous sample of a bird (I think it may very well have been a pheasant, but it was a long time ago and I’m old, so I don’t really remember). It was stamped on glossy cardstock and colored. It was gorgeous, so I decided to give it a go.

The artist who colored Liz’s sample used a different medium, I think, but still – the colors really pop on the Glossy White! I used Stampin’ Blends to color these little guys. I die-cut the image and a Pumpkin Pie mat with the Layering Ovals Dies.

That Background, Though!

My favorite part of this entire card is the background. I wanted to play a little, so I inked a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of the Galvanized Metallic Paper (again from the Holiday Catalog) with a Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad. I just streaked it down the cardstock, trying to keep it kind of even.

Next, I sprinkled Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder over the whole piece, heated it, then ran it through the Big Shot with the Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (DTIEF). I love the way it turned out! It looks like weathered metal.

I wrapped Mint Macaron and Crumb Cake Twine from the Nature’s Twine pack around the Metallic Paper, then knotted it together. And then I adhered it to my Garden Green Card Base – upside down. AAAAARRGH! I really like for my knots and extra embellishments to be on the right. But I’m (somewhat) adaptable! After layering the matted image, I added a little leaf from the Leaves Trinkets embellishments.

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The Pleasant Pheasants Stamp Set, Galvanized Metallic Paper, and the Tin Tile DTIEF will all be available to order from the Holiday Catalog on September 5. Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators, of course, can preorder in August. You know you want to enjoy this perk, so join my team and you can order the Holiday Catalog products now. This is only one benefit of being a Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator. There are lots more, like –

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Thanks for stopping by Stamping with Buffy. Have a lovely day!

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