This morning I was inspired by the challenge over at The Paper Players CAS Challenge "Birthdays and Balloons". Great idea, Stef! As it happens, my younger brother turns 78 in just a couple of weeks.
I started this card with a sheet of kraft wood-embossed cardstock, making a card base and then due-cutting a rectangle from the back of the same stock so that I could stamp on it. I love these animals with attitude from Whimsy Stamps "So Weird" #CWSD473 and knew I wanted to use one of the images and sentiments for a BD card for my brother. I stamped the bull directly on the kraft panel with black ink and touched him up with a bit of white gel pen. I stamped a spatter of stars and confetti with black ink on a white scrap and then over-stamped Tim Holtz's balloons on a white scrap. I colored them with Copic markers and fussy cut them. I glued the yellow one directly on the panel and attached the red-orange one with a bit of cardstock behind for a bit of dimension. Using the white gel pen, I added strings from the balloons down to the bull. The final step for the front was to attached the sentiment after white heat-embossing it on black cardstock and cutting it with a die-cut strip.
Inside the card is very simple - sentiments stamped in black and the splatter with red-orange. As a finishing touch, I inked the outside edge of the card with my black ink pad.
The Paper Players: PP773 - A CAS Challenge from Stef
That sentiment is a hoot, what a fun card for your brother!
ReplyDeleteFran, your card is absolutely hilarious! That bull! And the sentiment is the truth, right? Love the TH balloons too. Fabulous CAS birthday card! Thank you so much for playing along with my CAS challenge this week at the Paper Players!
ReplyDeleteI can't resist a card that makes me laugh, Fran! This sentiment is a hoot, while the expression on the bull's face is priceless. I love the pop of color from the balloons. What a fun clean and simple birthday card! I know it will brighten your brother's birthday. Thank you for playing with The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO funny and quirky....and we of a certain age can all sympathize with that sentiment, can't we! I may have to track down this stamp set myself! Perfect card for your brother! Thanks for playing with our CAS challenge this week at the Players!
ReplyDeleteIt's fun, spirited, quirky and adorable! Wishing your brother the best of birthdays! And thank you so much for sharing with us at the Seize the Birthday challenge!
ReplyDeleteFran your card caught my eye in the gallery - the bull's expression is priceless! A great sentiment for the young-at-heart too - I hope your brother loves it! Thanks for sharing with us over at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteThis is an hysterical card. I love it. Thanks for being with us at Thanks for playing at Seize the Birthday!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun and hilarious card! Love your bold balloons and the kraft on kraft panel. Thanks for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday.
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