TX JENNYWREN'S NEST: PERFECT PEACOCK

HEY BLOGGIES,

I just opened my new PERFECT PEACOCK large single stamp from SU! and couldn't wait to start using it. I tackled a HUGE IDEA for my first card with this adorable stamp:

First photo above is the peacock stamped on very vanilla and the tail stamped on a piece of patterned paper and then fussy cut out and added with dimensionals. I also added some light grey shading with my aqua painter and ink. The sequins are random colors from a generic pack I had. The body is wisteria wonder using the aqua painter again, and then shading added with a marker.

Then I began auditioning background layers to see which one I liked, Here is pink pirouette. OOOh, I like this soft look.

Next I auditioned wisteria wonder. That looks very soft and nice also. Makes the peacock body stand out more, don't you think?

Next I tried rose red and I am really liking this. It is a big more saturated in color than the other two I previously tried. Yes, this is definitely on my list.

I ended up going with calypso coral. And I created my sentiment with that same color. I think it brought out more brightness of the sequins and was a good contrast to the pink roses. I even added some coral in the rose shading to bring that color in more and have it stand out. What do you think? I believe ANY of those layers would have made a wonderful card and I might even make some more and do each of those colors.