Monday, February 9, 2015

Celebrate Birthday Card for a Friend

Here is a Birthday card I had made for a friend's Birthday :)
It had to be mailed away, I know she received it, so I can share it now :)
Isn't she cute.
This card was going to go a whole different way, but that is how it works sometimes ;)






















I coloured this cute Prima image with my much loved Copic markers.
I coloured her all in browns as I was planning on doing a different background, but then changed my mind as I wanted to use this new balloon background paper.
Can you see I added some embossing paste around the image :)
I wanted it to look like confetti, I coloured the dots but then didn't really like how they turned out…so added white to cover them up again.
I did use some sequins to hopefully distract you from any left over colour that the white couldn't cover up.
You know, I think this is the very first time using sequins for me.






















Remember those banners I picked up from Target last week… I used some on both the front and inside of this card.






















With me colouring her dress in the browns, I needed the balloon background paper to be more antique looking, so I added distress ink to tone down the brightness of the paper.
If you look at the inside of the card, that is the actual colour of the balloon paper as I didn't add distress ink to the inside of the card.






















Lookie here, I made a video on the making of this card.
I really should do process videos on my cards….but I usually don't have a plan before I start.
If you would rather watch my video on my YouTube channel for the full screen experience, just click on my name "Tracy's Treasures24"

I have to chuckle at my starting to enter challenges, as the last card I entered, I totally forgot to link my blog/card to the challenge blogs linky's , lol

I am entering this card in "Always Playing with Paper" challenge.
I know I had entered my last card in this same challenge, but I love this sketch. My card also fits their colour challenge as well :)









I hope you all had a very Creative Monday :)

Tracy :)

14 comments:

  1. This is gorgeous!! I love the prima doll!! You colored her beautifully!! The banners look fabulous!! What a beautiful card!! I love it and I'm sure your friend did, too!! Have a great evening :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  2. Sweet image and great card and video. It's great to know others make the same mistakes as I do,

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  3. Tracy, I have this stamp on my scrap table right now, trying to figure out how to color it w/o copic markers. Your card is really nice. You did a great job with the colors. Thanks for the inspiration. Traci

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  4. I thought at the start it was a photo frame really beautiful and luv Julie nutting stamp doll, gorgeous x

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  5. Such a sweet card, Tracy! I like the little touch of color leftover on the embossing paste dots. :)

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  6. Fabulous card and the sequins are the perfect touch!

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  7. It's perfect and I bet she loved it! I love that you used the banner on the inside! So smart! !

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  8. What a super cute card Tracy!! I don't know that I've ever used sequins in paper crafting either....it's good to see that you're still rockin' the Copics & even better than ever.

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  9. Fabulous card, love how you utilized those banners! TFS

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  10. Tracy, this just yells CELEBRATE!! --just like your sentiment!!!! Wonderfully done!! Love the dots too!!!! Thanks so much for coming by my blog, means a lot!!!! I am so glad you joined in on the challenge this time!! Yay, I love the pics of Luna on the cupboards way up high!!! VERY CUTE!!!!

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  11. Wonderful!
    Thanks so much for joining us at The Challenge!

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  12. Lovely card, Tracy. Everything just flows together. Thanks for playing The Challenge!

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