Mixed Media Bird Art I

I was inspired by Dina Wakley (Ranger) to try my hand at painting three little birds onto an 8x8" canvas.  A light coat of Gesso was applied to the canvas board and dried.  I then applied Aqua and Navy.  I roughly drew the birds and branches and filled them in with acrylic paints, highlighting with a Derwent Inktense Ink Black 2200 pencil.  Live, Laugh, Love was written on the birds with a Faber-Castell Pitt artist pen in Black 199 M.  

So Sweet was stamped in StazOn black ink from the Stampin' Up set Hello Life.  

Mini Harlequin stencil by The Crafters Workshop designs by Jaime and Alphabet Border Small by Ranger design by  Dylusions, Dyan Reaveien.  

Frame from Michaels Crafts.