I created this festive birthday card for the sketch challenge this week at Deconstructing Jen. The vast majority of my cards are completed with more muted natural colors. It was a nice break to play with the bright primary colors. Here is the original sketch design:
All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:
X7138B Fanfare Level 2 Paper Packet
X5923 Sunny Yellow Cardstock
D1475 Card Chatter-Birthday
Z2116 Cranberry Ink
Z2192 Pacifica Ink
Z1225 Flurry Dimensional Elements
Z1103 Cranberry Grosgrain
Z679 Liquid Glass
B29 Ultramarine Copic Sketch
Y15 Cadmium Yellow Copic Sketch
RV29 Crimson Copic Sketch
Die-namics Crown Border by MFT
Die-namics Fancy Flourish by MFT
I made the glossy stars with the Dimensional Elements, Copic Markers and Liquid Glass.
I started with the plain Dimensional Element Stars. I colored the stars to match my Close To My Heart papers with the Copic Markers. I then coated the colored star with Liquid Glass and let dry. The result is a shiny epoxy like star embellishment. I prefer to color items with Copic markers vs. the dye ink based markers when the item will be coated in Liquid Glass. I have found that Liquid Glass will often change the color of dye based markers. I do not seem to have that problem with the alcohol based markers. With this technique you can custom make your own embellishments to match your projects.
I have also entered this card in the following challenges:
Card Crafters Circle-Make it Colorful
Catch the Bug-Anything Goes
Fussy & Fancy-Happy Birthday
Simon Says Stamp-New Something (New Dies)
Tuesday Throwdown-Something Shiny (Stars)
Thanks for stopping by….sneak peeks from the Close To My Heart Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book coming soon!
Nice, what a fun card!
Hi Allisa! This is such a fun and colourful creation! I love it! (I love CTMH products, but can't get them here in Australia). Thank you for sharing with us at our Card Crafter's Circle… I hope you will join us again soon!
hugs and blessings,
Pauline
The glossy stars are great! Thanks for the tip about the Copic Markers and Liquid Glass. I got my first Copics last week and can't wait to try this out!
I just love your bright stars! Your papers and flourishes look fabulous together! Thanks for joining us at Card Crafter's Circle!
A lovely bright and happy creation…..I love that you chose the primary colours! So glad you joined us at Card Crafter's Circle, and please come and play again….we'd love to see you….good luck!
fab card, love the colorful style and thos so gorgeous stars!
thanks for playing with us at fussy an fancy this week
hugs
céline dt member
Awesome card, Allisa! You made your card look EXACTLY like the sketch…and i love that it is so colorful, just like our challenge at Card Crafter's Circle..thanks for joining us!
Love your card. The Liquid Glass on the stars looks great and that is a good tip about the changeing colors. I have had that happen befor too and your right about the Copics. Great project today and thanks for joining us at Bugabbo this week.
Hi Allisa,
I really love the colouring in you did on these stars,such a cute and colourful card. Thanks for joining us this week at Card Crafter's Circle and hope to see you again next week!
Trish Munro
http://trishandtreasure.blogspot.com/
Card Crafter's Circle Design Team
Oh wow! I love how bright and fun this is and thank you so much for the tip on the stars… LOVE that! Thanks so much for joining us for this week's Deconstructed Sketch!
What a nice bright cheery card. Thank you so much for joining in with our Anything Goes challenge this week at Catch The Bug. This open challenge really is a great way to see lots of different styles and techniques – always an inspiration.
TFS
Paul
Crafty Blogocks
DT Member for Catch The Bug
fabulous colors! thanks for joining this weeks anything goes challenge at catch the bug!
I just like your bright stars! Your papers and flourishes look fabulous together. Card are very simple but fit for birthday wishes.
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