I used the sketch from Hero Arts' latest "Stay Crafty with Hero" challenge as the basis for my design.
I decided to make a masculine birthday card. I chose my background paper from what I suppose is the "Jack" version of the "Jack and Jill" patterns. I thought the numbers went well with the theme. The pennant paper is from "Cool Kid." The yellow & blue patterned papers I found in my scrap stash. I normally don't use this many patterns on one card, but since the yellow & blue ones are basically tone-on-tone, they really read as solids. To help the papers stand out a bit more, I inked around all but the numbers panel with Hickory Smoke Distress ink.
I chose the "HBD" greeting from "Stop Drop Party." It fit the greeting panel size in the sketch perfectly, and I thought it went with the masculine theme of this card. I stamped it on my blue panel with Delicata Black Shimmer ink.
After I adhered all my layers to my card, I die cut a balloon from dark blue cardstock. I inked the left side with Hickory Smoke, just to add a bit of shading & dimension, and added the shine mark with a white gel pen. I tied a piece of white crochet twine around the neck, and glued the balloon to my card. Finally, I added 3 dots of glue to the card to tack down the twine, so it would have the appearance of some movement.
Date: Friday, June 12, 2020 GMT Views: 248
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Paper: Echo Park "Jack and Jill" & Crate Paper "Cool Kid" 6x6" patterned paper pads; Simon Says Stamp Fog cardstock; teal, blue, yellow, grey, multi-colored
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Hickory Smoke Distress ink; Delicata Black Shimmer