Me mum had a birthday recently so I used this cutie li'l Huggabugg image from Stamping Bella. I did something I don't normally do. I colored the image first before considering what matching DP to use. Big mistake. it took me forever to come up with a layout/color scheme for this card. Like 3-4 days of just mulling over it at night as I watched Firefly episodes on Netflix Instant Play (which is the awesomest thing EVER). Possibly it was watching Firefly that contributed to my lack of focus, but I like to think it kept me occupied while I pondered how to make this card.
Finally, I came up with this:
The orange is a strip of DCWV glitter mat stack paper. I stuck on another felt flower b/c I'm on a felt flower kick and I just love them and wanna stick them on EVERYTHING. Heehee... I colored the image in with Copics and then used a white gel pen to give the Bugg's hat some white stitches and a few swipes on the hearts as well. I positioned the image such that it looks like the car is running along the ribbon strip, e.g. "the road". Or at least, it looks that way to me.
I used a PTI sentiment from the Everyday Button Bits set, but I cut out the last word "Hi" that comes after "say" - so that when you open the card, it tells you what I wanted it to say, that being THIS:
"Happy Birthday to You" in case you can't read it.
I used Nesties Blossoms die cuz I thought it would be more Huggabugg-ish than, say, Labels 1 (my fall-back). Then just decorated the bottom simply with a strip of the same DP that was on the front of the card.
Card Details
Stamps: Stamping Bella Huggabugg LoveBeattle, PaperTreyInk Everyday Button Bits (sentiment), Savvy (internal sentiment)
Paper: PaperTreyInk kraft & raspberry fizz cardstock, DCWV design paper and glitter mat stack
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Raspberry, Copics, Uniball white gel pen
Accessories: Nesties Blossom die, Michael's satin ribbon, Tonic Tag corner punch, Impress felt, Michael's pearl stickers, Basic Grey button, Karen Foster's scrappers floss
Shiney, Cap! I love the bright and cheery papers. This is a super fun card.
ReplyDeleteI like the explosion of colors. It's fun! Maybe it was good that you colored in the image first. Forces you think creatively differently.
ReplyDeleteBut don't use Firefly as your excuse for lack of focus.
Yeah! Don't blame Firefly!
ReplyDeleteI love this card that you made! I bet mom loved it, to. I am so amazed at how great your cards are and how far you've come in your card designing and card making skills.
Will you put a felt flower on the magnets you make for me?