Balloon Shaker Birthday Card

 Another card using Paper Rose Studio nesting balloon dies.

I cut the panel and balloon together and then stamped the sentiment.

A piece of acetate was adhered to the back, followed by one layer of foam tape around the balloon. I then added some Paper Rose Studio rainbow shaker mix and some tiny beads for added noise. Another layer of acetate was adhered to the foam tape to contain the shaker mix. 

Foam tape was then added to the entire back of the panel.

A piece of silver glitter paper was adhered to the cardbase where the balloon would be positioned. The shaker panel was then adhered to the cardbase. 

I adhered more balloons and added  highlights with a white gel pen. I finished with star sequins and some of the shaker mix in rainbow colours. 

Thanks for stopping by, 

Helen xo

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Fairies In The Forest Celebrating A Birthday

 This card is for my granddaughter who's turning two soon. Where does the time go??

I started with 2 panels of shiny cardstock and used alcohol inks in pearl sublime ( main colour), with small amounts of willow, patina and sunshine yellow. The alcohol pearl ink gave a beautiful shimmer. I also added some gold foil.

When they had dried, I trimmed them both to card size and chose the best one and used a die from Hero Arts my monthly hero September 18 to cut out the centre.

I then used an oval die to cut out the middle of the other panel. I adhered to two together, but only around the outside edge so I'd be able to tuck the fairies in . 

I saved the off cuts to cut letters for Veronica's name using Hero Arts Uppercase Alphabet Fancy Dies and a couple of extra leaves I tucked in.

I thought it needed more, so inked around the edges with black soot distress ink ( as seen in the final photos).

I stamped and coloured with copic markers the fairies, house and flowers from Lawn Fawn Fairy Friends stamp set and used coordinating dies.

On another panel, I softly blended distress inks antique linen and mowed lawn. I regret not adding more texture here but we live and learn. This panel was adhered to the front of a Neenah desert storm cardbase. To this, I adhered the fairy house and some flowers.

For the shaker, I added acetate behind the opening in the alcohol ink panel and added foam tape around the oval and then covered the back with more foam tape. I've only used one layer of foam. I removed the release paper from only around the oval and added some seed beads and micro beads. Then added another layer of acetate to contain them.

I then removed the rest of the release paper and adhered this to my cardbase.

I tucked the fairies and some more flowers behind the leaves and added a gold 2.

I gold heat embossed Happy Birthday on an off cut but didn't like it on the front of the card so adhered it inside. The inside images are stamped in Momento rich cocoa and coloured with Prismacolor pencils.

Thanks for stopping by,

Helen xo

Monster Interactive Birthday Card

A birthday card for my grandson later in the year using Brutus Monroe Monster Selfie set.
I started with a piece of Neenah 80lb cut to size and sponged on distress inks in rainbow colours around the edges. I wasn't worried about going over the middle because that section was cut out.
I spattered with water and perfect pearls solution and set aside to dry.
The monsters were stamped onto bristol smooth paper in versafine onyx black and clear heat embossed. I coloured them using Zig real brush markers, again in rainbow colours and then fussy cut them.

 Using a circle die, I selectively cut the panel so the bottom edge didn't cut. I trimmed the bottom edge of the circle with a craft knife.
I turned the panel over and adhered a piece of acetate over the opening. I then put a double layer of foam tape around the edge of the panel and around the semi circle. I then removed the release paper from the foam tape around the semi circle and put brightly coloured sequins and beads in the opening for colour and sound. I then put another sheet of acetate over this to seal the sequins and beads in.
I then removed the rest of the release paper and adhered this panel to my card base.
For Thomas's name ,I used Hero Arts Uppercase Alphabet Fancy dies. These dies are the perfect size to personalise cards.
I added a few white highlights to the monsters using a white gel pen and adhered a strip of black cardstock to the bottom of them. I put an action wobbler to the back of the monsters and then adhered them to the card.

COLOUR, SOUND AND MOVEMENT!

Thanks for stopping by, 

Helen xo