It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players! The lovely Anne Marie is hosting our sketch challenge this week and has given us a great one with which to spark our creativity!
For my card, I started by stamping the Balloon Bundle image on a sheet of white card. It was actually small enough that I was able to stamp it twice on a single A2 panel, then trimmed it down for my main image on this card.
I decided on a color palette of purple, lime green and blue green. This is one of my favorites and I think it can be used for either gender. The balloons were colored with Copic markers and then I added crystal glaze to make them shiny. What I forgot was that I had intended to die cut them and pop them up on an ink blended panel but oops! Even after the glaze dried, I was worried it might get marred in the die cutting process so I went with a slightly different design option.
Next I used a stripe stencil to ink blend Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink on a panel of Bristol, then trimmed it down to fit an A2 card at an angle. I was rather dismayed when I edited my photos to find the bright green looks more like dull sand and I wasn't able to make adjustments to fix it without affecting the other colors (downside of using a free photo editing service - limited options). But trust me, IRL it looks bright and cheery. A panel of Peacock card was die cut with a fancy cover die, then sprayed with shimmer spray. When dry all the layers were added to the card base, then I stamped a sentiment, added it to a green banner then popped it onto the balloon panel.
Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it! Be sure to head over to the challenge to check out the fabulous creations by the other DT members and hopefully join us this week!
Stef
Stamps: Balloon Bundle (MFT)
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Peacock (SSS), Rich Razzleberry (SU), Koh-I-Noor Bristol
Ink: Gina K Obsidian Amalgam, Versafine Clair Nocturne
Other: Papel Picado Confetti cover die (HA), Sparkling Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray, Slimline Stencil (Trinity Stamps), Tonic Nuvo Crystal Glaze
Copics: V09, 17, 15, 12, YG25, 23, 01, 00, BG78, 49, 15, 11
For my card, I started by stamping the Balloon Bundle image on a sheet of white card. It was actually small enough that I was able to stamp it twice on a single A2 panel, then trimmed it down for my main image on this card.
I decided on a color palette of purple, lime green and blue green. This is one of my favorites and I think it can be used for either gender. The balloons were colored with Copic markers and then I added crystal glaze to make them shiny. What I forgot was that I had intended to die cut them and pop them up on an ink blended panel but oops! Even after the glaze dried, I was worried it might get marred in the die cutting process so I went with a slightly different design option.
Next I used a stripe stencil to ink blend Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink on a panel of Bristol, then trimmed it down to fit an A2 card at an angle. I was rather dismayed when I edited my photos to find the bright green looks more like dull sand and I wasn't able to make adjustments to fix it without affecting the other colors (downside of using a free photo editing service - limited options). But trust me, IRL it looks bright and cheery. A panel of Peacock card was die cut with a fancy cover die, then sprayed with shimmer spray. When dry all the layers were added to the card base, then I stamped a sentiment, added it to a green banner then popped it onto the balloon panel.
Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it! Be sure to head over to the challenge to check out the fabulous creations by the other DT members and hopefully join us this week!
Stef
Stamps: Balloon Bundle (MFT)
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Peacock (SSS), Rich Razzleberry (SU), Koh-I-Noor Bristol
Ink: Gina K Obsidian Amalgam, Versafine Clair Nocturne
Other: Papel Picado Confetti cover die (HA), Sparkling Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray, Slimline Stencil (Trinity Stamps), Tonic Nuvo Crystal Glaze
Copics: V09, 17, 15, 12, YG25, 23, 01, 00, BG78, 49, 15, 11
