Simplicity Sunday - The Merry Magpie by Sue

Good afternoon and a very happy Sunday, it's Sue here with my quick, simple, and ever so slightly blingy piece.
I love to create my backgrounds with paint and a brayer, and for every days background pieces you also have a mop-up sheet where you clean up your brayer.  This is one of those sheets, I've just chopped it down to size and brayered a border.
I fixed the Merry Magpie to my stamping platform along with the sentiment from the same set. I always like to use this when I'm stamping over lots of paint so that I can re-stamp if I need to, then I embossed with jet black embossing powder.
I stitched it all into my black album, and as all magpie's like a bit of the shiny, I added a few (lots) of sequins.
I hope you like him, and thanks very much for looking xx




Comments

Craftyfield said…
Yeah... my mop-up sheets don't look like that! Yours is lovely and perfect background for the Merry Magpie!
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Sue said…
Lol thank you Christine, have a fun week xx
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Bibi Lindahl said…
Fabulous mop-up sheet, Sue! I really like this kind of backgrounds and it looks as if the magpie does as well. Thank you so much for sharing! ♥ ♥ ♥
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Sue said…
Thank you Bibi xx
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Sue said…
Thank you Melina :-D xx
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said…
There's nothing wrong with a little bling Sue.. Just the right amount!! Perfect background matching well with the stamp and sentiment. Fabulous.
Hugs for a creative week ahead Tracey xx
Monday, June 11, 2018
Sue said…
Thank you so much Tracey xx
Monday, June 11, 2018
SewPaperPaint said…
Sue, this really makes me want to get into my paints! I just love your background and this gorgeous stamped image. Such an amazing project. Hugs, Autumn
Monday, June 11, 2018
Ink Art Designs said…
I love the randomness of brayering! This is a gorgeous cover Sue x
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Sue said…
Thanks so much Autumn, an yes, you must get your paints out!
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Sue said…
Thank you Dot :-D xx
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Deborah Wainwright said…
This is gorgeous Sue, love it xx
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Inky and Quirky Designs said…
Loving your blingy Magpie Sue, fab creation 😍
Hugs
Donna xx
Saturday, June 16, 2018
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