Humming Along, Another Sneak Peek!

We live on a street called Calypte Lane. Calypte is the genus name for hummingbird. And we get quite a few hungry little hummingbirds hovering at our bird feeder in the front yard. I love these little “helicopter” birds. They come in many different colors. The one I’ve colored for today’s card is modeled after one from the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. I just loved its bright blue and green color palette.

This is a new stamp set, coming out in the 2019 Occasions Catalog on Jan. 3rd. It will be available in a bundle with coordinating framelits dies for 10% savings as well. Humming Along has fun coloring opportunities with the bird and a flower that resembles a hibiscus. I like the sentiments in this a lot!

It is also one of the new Cling Stamps. I had to see these things in action to believe how great they are. They stick to your acrylic block so well that it takes a crowbar to get them off, lol! Not really – but they are REALLY sticky!

I took the idea for my layout from Dawn Griffith’s card sketch:

I used a Whisper White thick card stock base, layered it with Night of Navy, then added a layer of Frosted Floral Specialty Designer Series Paper. Over that and to the left I glued a 1-1/2″ x 5″ piece of Shaded Spruce. My top, center piece of Whisper White measures 2-5/8″ x 3-3/8″ (determined by the size of the hummingbird) and I added a skinny layer of Gorgeous Grape behind it.

For the sentiment, I stamped in Night of Navy and cropped it out with a Layered Circle scalloped Framelit Die. I don’t often sponge anymore (remember when that was the rage?) but the layering circle was too big and I felt it needed some color differentiation in front of the white rectangle. That was my solution! I also gave the bird’s belly and head a good coverage of Wink of Stella, although it doesn’t pick up in the photo. He’s a sparkly little fellow!

I hope you like my Calypte card! Oops, I almost forgot to mention that I colored him with Blends, but maybe you could tell…I used Call Me Clover, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, and a little Light Basic Black. The beak is Pumpkin Pie.

Have a wonderful weekend. Christmas is almost here! I have family arriving in town this weekend. IF I don’t get a card posted on Monday, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy every bit of it! 

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Product List

These are the products that I used on today’s project. If you would like to purchase any of these products, simply click on the pictures.

Humming Along Cling Stamp Set [148758] $20.00	Frosted Floral 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147800] $14.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100867] $8.50	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146981] $8.50
Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146987] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [147110] $7.50
Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00	Night Of Navy Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144039] $4.50	Call Me Clover Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [147282] $9.00	Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker [144577] $4.50
Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $9.00	Basic Black Light Stampin’ Blends [147940] $4.50	Stamping Sponges [141337] $3.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00