This morning when I woke up, I went to You Tube and saw a fun video made by Dena Rekow, and her card inspired me to make one too. It involves a lot of masking and a lot of different inks. Just love the little penguin holding these balloons for a great birthday card for kids of all ages.
- The base of my card is Watermelon Wonder cardstock cut at 4-1/4" x 11" and scored at 5-1/2" in the middle.
- The second layer is Basic Black cardstock cut at 4" x 5-1/4" and my third layer is Whisper White cardstock cut at 3-3/4" x 5".
- I stamped the little penguin from Snow Place (from the Holiday catalog which is still available) at an angle with Archival Basic Black ink and colored in his beak with a Pumpkin Pie marker. I stamped the sentiment "Happy Birthday" from the Balloon Celebration stamp set with the Archival Basic Black ink.
- I stamped the small and large balloon outline stamps on a piece of post-it notes to cut out several layers for my masks.
- The balloons are a 2-step technique. I stamped the first outline balloon at the top with Archival Basic Black ink. Then I stamped the balloon image with Watercolor Wonder and the second layer with Melon Mambo. I masked that balloon and stamped some large and small balloons masking as I went along. Some of the areas left a little white edge from me not getting my mask exactly in the right place, so I just used a Dauber to fill it in.
- Using the same technique as the first balloon and being sure to mask, the other colors I used were Pool Party and then Bermuda Bay. Then Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry.
- The strings are hand drawn with the Basic Black marker.
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