finding wings with 3C

Hello my fabulous friends, and welcome to all those stopping by for the first time!

It's time for another incredible Colorado Craft Company new release and I'm joining in with some incredibly talented designers for a bloghop! 

(And yes, there will be prizes!) 

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Let's take a look at some of the fun new sets! 

This first one is my favorite... Hibiscus Hummingbird. It includes both a beautiful hibiscus, and this life sized hummingbird.  There are also two coordinating dies... One for the hummingbird, and one for the flower.

I LOVE hummingbirds. I was lucky enough to watch a hummingbird nest in my yard a few years ago.. The tiny jellybean sized eggs turned into tiny funny looking babies, which grew into two cute fluff balls, Then I got to watch them take their first flight. It was incredible!

When I first pulled this stamp set out of the package, I was super excited... Then I when I stamped it, I got a bit nervous.... I wanted to color it realistically, but I wasn't sure where to start. I haven't painted a lot of realistic birds... Then self doubt set in. Yes, I too struggle with that inner voice who tells me "You can't do that! You aren't good enough!'".  I thought about chickening out and just coloring the flower instead.. I'm much more comfortable with flowers.... But I wanted to tackle the bird. So I sat down and played. I played with colors. I played with techniques. I experimented. I learned. And honestly, I loved it. 

That's one of the things that I have always loved about Colorado Craft Company's Big and Bold stamps... They tend to challenge me. They often intimidate me a bit. And that challenge pushes me to grow as an artist. I don't always get it right the first time... Sometimes I have to paint or color it many times before I start getting the desired results. But it's worth it in the end!

Moving on to our next sets... The image comes from Life Lasts, and there is a coordinating die set that makes cutting out this detailed image quick and easy! The the sentiment comes from Peonies Frame. 

Peonies Frame also has a large frame of peonies (like the name says) as well as a coordinating die set, but for today's projects I decided to do a little mixing and match of sets because they all work so well together!

I love how detailed the die is... It doesn't just cut around the whole image, it also cuts out some of the inner white spaces, like between the bird's legs and some of the flowers. 

My last project for today is this beautiful bird cage from the set Be Free. Isn't it pretty?!?

I love the the coordinating die cuts out the spaces between the bars as well... That means whatever you put behind the cage (or in the cage) can be seen through the bars... Which honestly makes me love this set even more! Just think of the possibilities!

Ok.. Now on to the hop info...

 Be sure to stop by all the other blogs (and Instagrams) on the hop to see all the incredible projects! Here's the list:

 

Adrienne Kennedy-3C

Amy Young

Angelica Conrad

Bibi Cameron

Caly Person

Daniel West

Emily Midgett

Erin Thompson

Jennifer Kotas

Kassi Hulet {you are here}

Kelly Griglione

Nichol Spohr
Sandy Allnock

 

Instagramers:

Joe Sysavath

Traci Jenkins

 

Did someone mention prizes???

For this hop, 2 winners will be chosen from each designer (one from their blog comments, one from their Instagram comments). Each winner will get a stamp set of their choice! To enter for on the blog, just leave me a comment here.

Then hop through all the other blogs for more inspiration! 

Be sure to follow me on Instagram too... Find the post with the hummingbird card and follow the instructions there to be entered for the Instagram drawing! You have until midnight (mountain time) August 6 to enter, winners will be announced on the 3C blog on the 7th.

Have fun hopping! 

See you soon!

Kassi

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