A big congrats to Barbara, the newest Featured Stamper! She has such a fun, colorful gallery & I chose THISto case. I kept the same layout w/ the layered square, but I used different images, different colors & changed it from a Christmas card to a birthday card.
I put the balloon in my Misti, stamped w/ Memento, colored w/ Copics then over stamped w/ Versafine. I also did 1 extra center section for both balloons to pop up. I already had the stitched white square so I die cut a slightly larger black layer for it & used a piercing tool to add the little windy swirls (for the TLC581) around the balloons.
For the bg, I sponged the blue from the upper left corner in & the orange from the lower right in, directly on the card front. Yikes! I hardly EVER do that..I can count on 1 hand how many times I colored or stamped directly on a card front, & have fingers left over! I'm such a klutz, it's like a recipe for disaster w/ me. But somehow, I lucked out this time & even managed to stamp the greeting w/o totally flubbing it. I just kept telling myself, "it's only paper, it's only paper".
Congrats again, Barbara! Thanks so much for looking! Closeups, the inside & Copic colors are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 GMT Views: 1905
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Sun, Apr 17, 2016 @ 3:47 PM
Julie, this is fabulous! I love the pop of these complimentary colors! Your corner sponging is the perfect backdrop for these lovely hot air balloons. The piercing and little buttons make wonderful accents!
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Julie, your colors and coloring on the balloons is absolutely fantastic. I am always in awe of your ability with Copics. This is a gorgeous and fun card.
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Mon, Apr 18, 2016 @ 4:10 AM
Wow! Gorgeous balloons and I love the splash of the same colors in the corners - fantastic card!!
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