The son of a friend of my mom's recently turned 2 years old. My mom asked me if I had any birthday cards that were appropriate for a young child. I didn't, so I created this one.
I stamped the bear & party hat, from Lawn Fawn's "Really High Five" set, onto scraps of Strathmore Vellum Bristol paper. I used my Prismacolor colored pencils to color them in. Because the balloon I would die cut wouldn't have an outline, I decided to fussy-cut the images so they would match better. Thankfully, they weren't too hard to cut out! After I cut them out, I "painted" the edges of each with a black brush-tip marker, to camouflage the white core of the paper & give a cleaner appearance.
I die cut the star balloon from Lawn Fawn's "Party Balloons" set & stamped the "2" from Lawn Fawn's "Quinn's 123s" onto that. I heat embossed the (outline) number, then colored it in with a Versamarker pen & applied more embossing powder. I used my heat gun to melt the powder for a custom balloon. I added shading to the balloon with a blue colored pencil, just so it didn't look so flat.
For the background, I added clouds with the My Favorite Things "Rolling Clouds" stencil & Tumbled Glass Distress ink. They are light, but they are there. I matted that with a rainbow striped paper from the "Party Boy" 6x6" patterned paper pad from Photoplay. I glued my balloon in place & tied a bow from crochet twine around the balloon neck. I "sealed" the knot of the bow with a little liquid glue. I glued the bear on the background, & glued the one end of the twine to his paw, so he can "hold" the balloon string. I also glued the party hat on top of his head.
I heat embossed my greeting - also from "Really High Five" - onto a scrap of blue cardstock. I cut it into 2 labels, & added them to my card at angles for a more playful feel.
I'm entering my card in the following challenges:
The Paper Funday Challenge #45: "Anything Goes" (not playing the twist)
Double Trouble Challenge #121: "Punch It Out" (had a can of soda during my crafty session)
This is such a cute card for a little one! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alyson! :)
DeleteThat's so cute, love that little bear and the great background paper you chose! Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Melanie! :)
DeleteLove the striped patterned paper behind your bear in the air scene with a celebration of a 2 year old. Cute card. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble and I often bring a can of soda, or as we call it, Pop.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Suzanne! :)
DeleteSuch a cute fun card for a little 2 year old! Nice way to mix up your supplies, too! Thanks so much for joining us at The Paper Funday Challenge!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anita! :)
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