Hello: Bird and bee

The frenzy of Christmas card making, Christmas itself, and New Year always combine to leave me run-down and uninspired in January. Add in having a horrible cold over Christmas, the exceptionally cold grey miserable weather, and the horror show that is UK and US politics at the moment and it has been a nightmare trying to find the least bit of creative mojo.

But you have to start somewhere, so I got out my Copic markers and coloured up this odd little bird and his bee buddy, outlining the bird to make him stand out a bit more.

In the spirit of both trying something new and using never-used stash, I added some texture to the clouds and grass with some Flower Soft.
I also added some fine detail to the flowers and the bee with some Atyou Spica pens and, of course, those big eyes just called out for a layer of glossy accents.

Colouring:

• Copic markers:
  bird body – Y15, Y19, Y38
  bird beak – YR12, YR15, YR18
  bird eyes – B000, B0000
  bee – T0, T2, T4, Y15, Y19
  light blue flowers – BG01, BG05
  dark blue flowers – B14, B16
  leaves & grass – YG09, G07

Supplies:

• digital stamps:
  From The Hearts Stamps – bee happy birdbrain
• stamps:
  Lawn Fawn – flirty frames (sentiment)
• dies:
  Mama Elephant – landscape trio
• paper and card:
  Neenah solar white 216gsm
  Papermill Direct – plain – azure blue
• miscellaneous:
  My Favorite Things – hybrid ink – black licorice
  Versafine – smoky gray
  Flower Soft – polar white, meadow
  Flower Soft glue
  Copic multiliner SP black 0.25
  Ranger glossy accents