Birthday Friends by Pretty Pink Posh

Hey everyone, just swinging by to share my latest card for Pretty Pink Posh.  I made this simply for the joy of it and Birthday Friends is one of my top favourites of all the stamp sets so far released by PPP.



In brief the card starts with a 110lb Neenah cardstock base.  Upon this is layered a panel of Insulation Pink from MFT Stamps and then a smaller panel of Strathmore Bristol Smooth which I ink blended softly in ombré style using Distress Ink and then added some paint splashes of the same colour.  I die cut and applied the 'ground', there is a glittered silver panel behind the Insulation Pink panel.



On more Bristol Smooth I stamped the children, their hats, balloons, cakes and gifts and hand painted them with Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I highlighted some points with a Uni-ball Signo white pen and then adhered everything into position using varying depths of Scotch dimensional foam tape.  Each party hat was adorned with a tiny pompom and I used some of the gorgeous 'jewels' by Pretty Pink Posh to add that necessary sparkle and movement that I love to incorporate into most of my projects.

The sentiment was stamped with Archival Ink and that completed this little project which I hope you have enjoyed.  Here's one last look .....



Until the next time, thanks for stopping by to read!

Nicky x

Birthday Cuteness Care Of Mama Elephant

My card today starts just as 99% of my cards start, with a strong card base of 110lb solar white cardstock from Neenah.  It is a remarkable day indeed if I use anything other than this, you might say I'm stuck in my ways, but you know what .... it just works, at least it does for me in more ways than one!  I then die cut a panel of Strathmore Bristol Smooth which is my go-to watercolour cardstock and also my favourite for ink blending.  The die cut uses Cloud Nine by Mama Elephant and it was then ink blended to a soft ombré finish then distressed with water splashes that I let sit a minute then blotted dry and then added paint splatters in a shade darker than the blended base colour.



The sweet cloud is from Cloud Nine also and I added the cheerful rosy cheeks using watercolour paint in the form of Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  I then stamped the Page Huggers from Mama Elephant onto yet more Strathmore Bristol Smooth, I then watercolour painted them and highlighted portions and then die cut and adhered each into position with Scotch dimensional foam tape and later added their party hats.  Each animal holds an ice cream cone and I adorned their hats with mini pompoms to add some fun dimension.  The sentiment was stamped and there's a further one inside wishing a happy birthday.  What would I do without my crystal clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to add that final and very necessary twinkle?  If I could only have one style/colour of sequin this would be IT!



This was a relatively quick card to create and I hope you enjoy it.  Until the next time, have a wonderful day and happy crafting!

Nicky x