"We do not remember days, we remember moments." Cesare Pavese

Saturday, December 23, 2017

birthday ballloons...

Hey there!!  Hope everyone has all their Christmas preparations done and are finding time to make a card or two.  I found some time to make a card for a few challenges that are running right now:  Freshly Made Sketches, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge and Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights challenge.   Inspired by the colors from the Pin-Sights challenge  I did some stamping and masking with my EE Up the Happy stamp set to create the balloons in the background.  Once the stamping was done I  water colored them with my Daniel Smith water color palettes from Simon Says Stamp.  Three additional balloons were stamped, colored and then die cut.  I arranged the die cut balloons on the background balloons and then stamped the strings (rather badly I might add, lol).  The die cut balloons were then adhered and a little twine bow was added to the strings.  I then did a light wash of blue around the balloons so they look like they are floating in the sky.  I matted my little panel with black cardstock and as I set about assembling things per the sketch I realized that I didn't really have a good place for the sentiment other than on top of the balloons so that's where it went!  The sentiment is from the EE Lovely stamp set.  I added my strip of black cardstock, the panel and I was done.



Have a wonderful day and Merry Christmas!!

Supplies:  Cardstock:  white, black and water color; Stamps and dies:  Essentials by Ellen; Ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black; Water color medium:  Daniel Smith; white baker's twine

8 comments:

Greta said...

I'm always drawn to balloons & I totally love this card, Rosemary! So beautiful & happy--perfect way to say Happy Birthday! Merry Christmas, my friend--still need to get that fudge made, so I better hop to it!

Linda Callahan said...

Oh these colorful.balloons are delightful for a birthday! Fun card! Glad you shared it at FMS!

Kara Lynne said...

Wonderful balloons, Rosemary! I love all the color! It really pops with the black and white. Merry Christmas!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Great take on the sketch, Rosemary- just love your balloon bouquet!!

Lisa Elton said...

What a lovely balloon bouquet! This is wonderful Rosemary!

Anita in France said...

To paraphrase Winnie the Pooh, Rosemary ... no-one could possibly be uncheered by these delicious balloons! They're fabulous, festive and so wonderfully celebratory! Hugs, Anita :)

Jen Brum said...

This is such a great birthday card! I love those different coloured balloons! So fun! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

Jan Clothier said...

I like the contrast of the bright balloons against the black - they really stand out. The layering of the balloons adds so much depth and interest. Lovely card.