Knew I needed to make a birthday card for my nephew this weekend but wasn't exactly full of ideas. Then I opened up Pinterest and found this cutie from Ardyth and knew right away I had to CASE it.
I kept the general layout but did make thes changes:
- I used pigs rather than monkeys
- I used a cupcake, paper pieced party hat and sequins, instead of balloons
- I decided to pop-up my image layer, rather than have a true OLC.
Can I say that the MISTI is a godsend for cards like this?
I first stamped my pigs on a piece of scrap paper to get the general placement figured out. Then, using that as a guide, I started positioning my stamps so as to stamp as many as I could at the same time then filling in the rest. (Hint: Stamp the hat first, then mask it before stamping the cupcake pig)
Colored up with Copic Markers (E000,E00, E11, R01, R02, R20). Added a hint of sky (0, BG0000, BG000).
Added freckles with white gel pen, added Wink of Stella to the cupcake icing, added a dot of Glossy Accents to the cherry and added paper-pieced party hat. Assembled the card and added some clear sequins for a bit of extra birthday bling.
TFL!
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017 GMT Views: 5413
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83912
Tue, Feb 21, 2017 @ 6:14 PM
Wow - this is soooo darn cute!!!! Love the image, the sentiment, and your awesome coloring. Thanks so much for sharing this with us in the fan club challenge too! Hugz
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Registered: July 24, 2013 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 515
Wed, Feb 22, 2017 @ 7:02 AM
Super cute!!! Your coloring is amazing and those sequins were the perfect finishing embellishments! I'm sure your nephew just loved it! Thanks for playing along in our "Food for Thought" challenge this month!
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 75063
Wed, Feb 22, 2017 @ 7:04 AM
Debbie, this is just too, too cute. What did we ever do without the MISTI? This is going into my faves with all the others.
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Registered: August 10, 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 25290
Wed, Feb 22, 2017 @ 6:37 PM
Oh my, Debbie! What an outstanding card with your skillful coloring of the little pigs!! The freckles are a fantastic addition! Debbie, I find your card to be striking!! Great piece of art!
Registered: September 12, 2004 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 54471
Sat, Feb 25, 2017 @ 11:11 AM
This stamp set is completely adorable and I love the way you positioned the little pigs, popping up from the bottom of the card. Saving to my favorites Pinterest board.
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Sun, Feb 26, 2017 @ 12:20 PM
OH, my gosh, Debbie - I laughed out loud at this one !!! So fun, and the best part is - I just got this stamp set!! Woo hoo! Love your inspiration - thanks! Faved.
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