As usual this card is late - but I HAD to make something for the TCP Tuesday 150 challenge - the layout was so neat and it gave me a chance to finally use my Pennant Cut Ups dies. So it's technically too late for the challenge but it's the thought that counts right? LOL
This was the sketch:
And here's what I made:
I got the TCP Forget About the Cake set in a recent order and have been dying to ink it up - all those bunny images TCP carries just crack me up.
I also used more of the new Basic Grey Hopscotch collection along with some Caribbean Divine Twine (I went nuts when ATS got the Divine Twine in and ordered a bunch of it - haven't posted that haul vid yet though).
Like I said earlier I used my TCP Pennants Cut Ups dies to cut the triangles, then matted them with black cardstock so they would stand out a bit more.
I stamped the image onto CCD CQ80lb white cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored it in with Copics. Again it's REALLY hard to pick up the shimmer on camera but I added some sparkle to the candle flames, layers, and plate with Copic Spica pens (Pink, Baby Blue and Yellow).
I go through such obvious phases with my stamping - right now it's the Spica pens and turning all my sentiments into little flags:
I just can't help myself ;o)
The sentiment is from my It's Your Birthday stamp set - I stamped it onto the cardstock with black ink, trimmed it out and cut the ends with scissors to make it a little flag, banner whatever you want to call it.
I had to add some hopscotch buttons while I was added so I sewed them on with more Caribbean Divine twine (which is actually a tad difficult - Divine Twine is thicker than regular embroidery floss which is what I normally use - so pulling it through a couple layers of cardstock and small button holes takes a bit of work just FYI).
The wide yellow ribbon (that I was SO proud of finally using on a card - it's SO wide and slightly stiff that it's difficult to pull off on a standard A2-sized card) is from May Arts.
The inside was kept pretty simple - more Hopscotch papers along with some ribbon doilies and another stamped sentiment - this one from the Best Birthday Wishes set.
Then voila! Card done :o)
