Saturday, July 28, 2018

Celebrate - It's Your Big Day!

I've got a sunny treat for you today... if you love rainbows, bright colors, and lots of sparkle and shine you're going to love this project. 
I'm playing along with Freshly Made Sketches. I love a sketch challenge... I made a few changes... the square becomes a star, and the circle becomes a balloon. See what I mean?
I started by stamping the dot border from Pretty Pink Posh Sparkle Dot Patterns in a rainbow of colors on a panel of card stock. I used a stamping tool to keep things lined up perfectly. 
When the panel was finished it was rather narrow and wouldn't fill the card base. I decided to create a background mimicking the stamped colors with strips of colorful card stock. 
I stamped a sentiment from Everyday Greetings on the star. I stamped the balloon on pink card stock. The Sparkle Dot Patterns stamp set is a series of circles that are designed to help align gems and sequins to create patterns. I applied jewels with Ranger Multi Matt Medium adhesive for a strong hold. When it was dry the balloon was fussy cut by hand. 
A bit of twine for the balloon string and a sprinkle of more colorful gems finishes off this cheerful card.
Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific weekend!



Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Pretty Pink Posh Sparkle Dot Patterns 2, Everyday Greetings
Dies | Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Stars
Jewels | Pretty Pink Posh Watermelon, Lemon Drop, Shamrock, Pansy Purple

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Sparkle Dot Patterns 2
Sparkle Dot Patterns 2

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Everyday Greetings
Everyday Greetings

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Stitched Stars
Stitched Stars

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Watermelon Jewels
Watermelon Jewels

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Lemon Drop Jewels
Lemon Drop Jewels

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Shamrock Jewels
Shamrock Jewels

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Pansy Purple Jewels
Pansy Purple Jewels

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5 comments:

Linda Callahan said...

Bright, beautiful and full of fabulous sparkle! Perfect for a birthday celebration! So glad you shred it at FMS!

Karen Day said...

Fabulous bright colours, Jeanne! Love this :o)

Jen Brum said...

What a beautiful card! So bright and cheery! I love that balloon! What a great way to celebrate someone's birthday! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

Lisa Elton said...

I like your festive take on the sketch Jeanne, this is cute!

Anita in France said...

What could be more celebratory than stars and balloons, Jeanne? I know, stars and balloons with heaps of delicious rainbow colour and lots of shimmery gems! Brilliant, fun, and so festive! Anita :)