Blue Birthday Clown with Balloons Card (LMMS Challenge #168)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge starts at Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge Blog. It's #168, Anything Goes Challenge.


For this challenge I made this CAS (clean and simple), masculine, monochrome, Blue Birthday Clown with Balloons Card.

I made this card for Goran, my partner, who's birthday will be this Saturday. Although he loves orange color, I went with blue color on this card to match a comic book I got him as a present. :o)

For my card I used LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Lark' digital stamp and LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Celebrate Balloons' digital stamp.

This is the 8th card I made using the 'Celebrate Balloons' image. You can find my previous cards using this stamp here, here, here, here, here, here and here. It's also the 2nd card I made using the 'PDP Lark' digital image. You can find a first card using Lark here. :o)

I created a layout on my computer, printed it out on a  watercolor paper panel and left it aside for couple days. I colored the clown and balloons in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. I fussy cut the image, traced edges with black marker, glued the image on a white cardstock paper piece and fussy cut the image again, this time leaving thick white border around the image. Using a white gel pen, I drew lines on the clown's shirt to create plaid shirt. I love wearing plaid pattern!!! :o)

I wanted some dimension on this card, as I'm not going to mail it. :o) I cut a white square cardstock paper panel, glued it on a foam sheet square and glued it on a white square top folded card base. Then I glued 3-D foams on the image and glued it on the card. As a finishing touch, I embellished the card with blue enamel dots. :o)

Card dimensions: 95 mm x 95 mm (3 3/4" x 3 3/4")

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Lark' digital stamp
• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Celebrate Balloons' digital stamp
• white cardstock paper
• thin watercolor paper (image)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:
• Tumbled Glass
• Broken China
• Mermaid Lagoon
• Tea Dye
• Stabilo Black marker, 68/46
• Uniball Signo White
• Create a Smile 'Pretty Cool' enamel dots
• Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' enamel dots
• Create a Smile 'Sending Sunshine' enamel dots
• printer
• UHU universal glue
• foam sheet, 2 mm thick
• 3-D foams, 2 mm thick
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm) 
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• crafting needle
• water
• paper towels

I hope you'll like my card for today and get inspired. For more inspiration, stop by the LMMS Challenge Blog. Join us in on Challenge #168. The challenge will last for two weeks. There is also a prize for one lucky winner: $10.00 Gift Voucher to the LMMS shop. We like to select couple other projects to highlight as well. :o)

I'm linking my card to following challenges:

Note: bold text and challenge badge (if any) are direct links to the current challenge and blog badge (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) Addicted to Stamps and More, Challenge #252 - Make Your Mark

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

2) CASology, 5-Year Anniversary BALLOON Blog Hop!

Congratulations Ladies!!! Love your challenges!! ♥

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog, Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

Thank you for visiting and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka