FMS 274

I needed a 21st birthday card and nothing in my stash seemed quite right for the young lady I wanted it for. Inspirational rescue came in the form of the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

The balloons were a bit of an experiment with watercolour pencils. I wanted to get the effect of light hitting the balloon, so I stamped them on shimmery white cardstock, coloured them with pencil and used a blender pen on them.

It's got a celebratory feel to it, so hope she will like it!

Update: She did like it and especially liked the envelope which had matching balloons!

Update: Delighted to be A Perfectly Made Princess at Freshly Made Sketches.

Ingredients

Card: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Shimmery white, silver glimmer paper, Basic Black.

Stamps: Balloon Celebrations, Banner Blast (retired)

Inks: Bermuda Bay, versamark, Bermuda Bay watercolour pencil

Other: Large Number framelits, Sparkle embossing folder, Balloon punch, Banner punch, Silver embossing powder, 0.5mm black marker pen, Mini treat bag framelits (for the star).

Paper Players 300

Congratulations to The Paper Players, who have issued Challenge 300 this week! I've played quite a bit there and it was the first challenge site I ever entered into, and the first I got picked at, so I was keen to enter their celebration challenge.

Thank you, Team Paper Players for the wonderful challenges you put up each week and the kind, thoughtful feedback you provide to us. So ... a card for your big 300.

The word 'celebrate' is three layers but the top layer is offset to create the shadow which makes it seem much more 3D than it actually is.

I like the little firework burst backdropping for the balloons - very party-like!

Ingredients

Card: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Silver glimmer paper

Stamps: SU Balloon Celebration

Inks: Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Versamark

Other: Silver embossing powder, W&W Big, Bold and Party die, star die from the Mini Treat Bag thinlit set, fine tip black pen, dimensionals.

All products Stampin' Up except the word die.

CAS Colours and Sketches 165

I was excited by the colour challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches this week because Night of Navy with Marina Mist and a bright colour is one of my favourited combos.

It didn't turn out exactly how I started it because of a mid-creation epiphany about using the number dies but I like it how it turned out. I hummed and hawed about putting the 'again' on the inside but in the end, kept it on the front.  I like the little firework explosions in the background behind the balloons but my favourite thing is the off-set layering of the the '29' because the Night of Navy shadow makes the numbers jump right off the card.

Update: So pleased this card was a Weekly Winner at CAS Colours and Sketches.

Ingredients

Card: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Marina Mist, Watermelon Wonder

Stamps: Balloon Celebrations,  Number of Years

Inks: Night of Navy, Watermelon Wonder, Marina Mist, Tuxedo Black

Other: Large Numbers framelits, dimensionals