Greetings fellow crafters! It’s
Ashley D. here for my first official blog post!
So excited to join the BRI Design Team this term, and I look forward to
sharing my fun crafty projects with you over the next few months! First up is a simple pick-me-up card I created for a
friend having a rough time right now.
I
sent it along with a decorated “sunshine box” full of bright yellow surprises
to cheer her up. For the card, I chose
to use Mama Elephant’s Carried Away set, and coordinating dies, for its uplifting
sentiment. As a mom of two boys, it’s
one of my favorite sets because it includes two little boys in addition to a girl. And it’s perfect for winter without being
Christmassy, especially with the older boy wearing a scarf.
First, I stamped both boys, the balloon, and
string, with Memento Tuxedo Black. I
prefer this ink because it works flawlessly with Copic markers. I then colored all three images with Copics,
and if memory serves me correctly, I used Y000, Y00. Y02, Y11, and Y08 for the
balloon; R02, R05, Y11, Y02, G000, YG41, B00, BG01, N1, and N2 for the clothes;
YR31, YR12, and E97 for the hair; and E000, E00 and E93, for the skin and cheeks. For a little dimension, I added a few white highlights
with a Gelly Roll Classic Gel Ink 08 pen.
To set the scene of the boys flying away with good wishes, I created a
sky background; first by single-color ink blending Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass
onto Bristol Smooth Cardstock, then die cutting a stitched rectangle and clouds
(Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables & Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders). Then layered them together with a hint of yellow cardstock.
Finally, I stamped and die cut the included sentiment,
and attached it, the boys, and balloon, with foam adhesive. Hope the recipient loves it as much as I
enjoyed creating it! Thank you for stopping
by and see you next week!
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