Bubbly (Bear With Sparkler) - Purple Onion Designs

Do you love to create night skies and galaxy backgrounds as much as I do?  If you haven't tackled one I promise they are really easy and you can't go wrong with them, very forgiving.  Read along to find out how I made this fun firework display scene for Purple Onion Designs and featuring their Bubbly character by Stacey Yacula Studio together with Fireworks.



This is a slimline card with a finished size of 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.  I also prepared a panel of the same size from Bristol Smooth and masked it off to create the white border.  I ink blended using Distress Oxides in Peacock Feathers, Festive Berries, Squeezed Lemonade, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot.  I decided were the Bubbly Bear would stand and daubed yellow ink there and then randomly daubed the other colours elsewhere.  I then came in with Chipped Sapphire and ink blended everywhere including a certain amount directly over the colourful patches I'd created to bring the colour down.   Finally I came in with Black Soot and did the same.I wanted the colour splotches to look a little smokey since the sky is always filled with smoke and sparkles with real fireworks.  On more Bristol Smooth I ink blended two grass edged die cut panels adding Peacock Feathers and Festive Berries to the tips of the grass as if illuminated by the fireworks and again blending over the top with Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot.   These two panels were directly adhered to the panel.  The mask was removed.



Next step was the glitter heat embossing.  I stamped each firework and heat embossed using Wow! Embossing Glitters in Calypso, Pink Fizz and Salsa.  I dotted in some 'stars' with a white gel pen and set the panel to one side.



On more Bristol Smooth cardstock I stamped my bear and rocket images using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil.  I watercolour painted these images using Kuretake Zigs in Beige, Mid Gray, Dark Gray, Cobalt Blue, Light Pink, Pink and Yellow.  Points were highlighted with a white gel pen.  I used gold Stickles to glitter up the bear's sparkler and before adhering him to the scene I also used the Stickles to do a burst of sparkles around his actual sparkler too.  All elements were applied with dimensional foam tape after being fussy cut.



I felt that the YIPPEE! sentiment was perfect and that the card could be a Congratulations, 4th July or Birthday card and an additional stamped sentiment could go inside to tailor it for the occasion.   YIPPEE! was stamped with Versamark Ink onto black cardstock and heat embossed in white and then backed with foam tape and applied at a playful angle above the bear's head.

Many thanks for stopping by my blog today to read about this project.  I will be back very soon with a new card.  You can sign up with your email to receive all blogposts in your inbox and never miss one if that is something you'd like.

Nicky x