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

B&W Birthday Clown Card (LMMS Challenge #166)

Hi everyone! :o)

Today a new challenge starts at Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge Blog. It's #166, Anything Goes Challenge.


For this challenge I made this monochrome, Black & White, Birthday Clown Card. :o)

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

I liked a lot black & white color combination I achieved on a card I created for our previous challenge, B&W Birthday Balloons Card, so I decided to go with B&W color combo on today's card too.

I printed the clown on a watercolor paper and left it aside for couple days. I colored a background and clown in watercolor technique using Distress Ink Black Soot. I wanted the background darker than clown, so I used black aquarel colored pencil and watercolored the background with it.

After I dried the panel, I covered the clown with paper towel scraps and splattered the panel with white Acrylic Paint mixed with water. I left the panel dry on air. After drying, I glued the panel on a top folded white card base, added white highlights (dots) on flowers and buttons on clown's outfit with a white gel pen and my card was finished.

Card dimensions: 96 mm x 129 mm (3 3/4" x 5 1/16")

List of supplies:

• LMM's Forgotten Scraps 'Polka Dot Pals Lark' digital stamp
• white cardstock paper (card base)
• thin watercolor paper (panel)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink, Black Soot
• Koh-i-noor Hardtmuth Mondeluz aquarel colored pencil 3710, Black 36
• Marabu Acrylic Paint (070 White)
• Uniball Signo White
• printer
• UHU universal glue
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #2
• Ranger Heat It Tool (for drying)
• 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 #166. 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) Seize the Birthday, Anything Goes
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

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

Thank you for visiting and your kind feedback. Stop by later today, I'll be sharing two more cards. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka