Good afternoon, I hope I find you well.
This year is whizzing by, already the start of a new month so a brand new colour combo from Color Hues for you to play along with. This time Hannelie has chosen a bright and bold combination, here's my take.
I had so many ideas flitting around my head, that it was difficult to settle on one particular idea. In the end I decided that I really ought to ink the rabbit up from the Anita Jerram Birthday Wishing set by Colorado Crafts. I've used the cute hamster and the rats but so far not the rabbit with his balloon.
The colours reminded me of a card I saw a while ago but can I find it on Pinterest, can I, so I apologise to the crafter responsible for not giving full credit!
I liked the idea of using a polaroid style frame for my background to sit in, which is made by stenciling Black Soot DI, lightly onto the central area over my MFT cloud stencil. That was certainly worth the purchase prize as it gets used a lot! I popped it back into the aperture and put to one side whilst I stamped, coloured with Copics and fussy cut my bunny.
To create the two panels, I first thought of using some DP I had but the yellow wasn't as intense as I would have liked, so I used the Background Blocks Horizontal Stripes from Uniko and stamped with Altenew's Fresh Lemon ink. The spotty panel is also from Uniko, BB Scattered Polka Dots stamped with Altenew Obsidian ink.
The layout sort of happened accidentally as I'd placed all my elements to one side whilst I made an A6 card base. The stack slipped and created a very effective layout!
The sentiment from Uniko's Everyday Sentiments was stamped on a strip of black and heat embossed with white EP, trimmed and added to the card.
So where will the colours take you? If you need more inspiration, then check out the rest of the team and our GD here.
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Couldn't resist seeing this bunny - he's a favorite 'round here - a very cute GREY bunny at that!! Just love your choices of papers, stamping, patterns of dots and stripes, Jules!
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You've inspired me to get out my Anita Jerram stamps and do some coloring! This bunny is SO cute, and I love the way you've layered the patterned papers behind him.
ReplyDeleteThis rabbit is my favorite AJ image and he is adorable with the yellow balloon! Great choice and layering of papers to go with him!
ReplyDeleteSweet card, Julie! You are so good at fussy cutting. That bunny is darling and I love how your layout came to be. Sometimes you just have to embrace it. Awesome job with the colors!
ReplyDeleteJulie, the little CCC bunny is adorable and oh, how pretty the stage you've created for him! I'm adding that cutie to my wish list!
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Such a sweet card, Julie!! I love that bunny and the layout you chose! Have a great week!~
ReplyDeleteSweet!! Love that adorable rabbit with his balloon. So cool done in shades of gray / black. Your design is so fun with the striped and dotty panels in the background. Great work making those too ... I first thought they were patterned paper. :) xx
ReplyDeleteJulie honestly this Colorado Stamp Co set is never too far away in my craft room. It's so perfect for birthday cards. Your card is fun and cheery, I love it. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteJulie, that last comment was me. I didn't have any other options but to comment as anonymous! Tracey McNeely
ReplyDeleteA really pretty card Julie. The image is so adorable and your colouring is perfect. The colour combo is really fun. Thanks for sharing with us over at Passion for Markers this week. Hugs, Denise x
ReplyDeleteI love your take on this challenge, Julie! I love that sweet bunny and your coloring of him. The bold dots and stripes are so fun!
ReplyDeleteA happy, cheerful birthday card for any age. I really like how you made the background.
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