Apr 05 2008
More Color Inspiration & a Challenge!
Hello!
I’m so glad that many of you enjoyed yesterday’s post using paint brochures! I have another design today using a different brochure and the same Lizzie Anne Designs In the Treetop set.
Birthday Balloons
While I know blue and yellow are common colors to pair together, I rarely do it. This brochure reminded me of a birthday celebration for some reason? So, I thought it would be perfect to use for my “tree balloons”. I know what you’re thinking. Tree balloons? Has Trudee lost it? LOL! Well when I first saw this shape in this LAD set, I said “Hey! that looks like a balloon!” Apparently, I wasn’t the only one, because my good friend Michele posted a card with the same idea! I must have been having a good day, because I never think on the same lines as Michele. (she’s brilliant, ya know!!!)
The cardbase is Prism cielo blue, stamped with the So Swirly set in Adirondack sailboat blue ink. The swirls reminded me of party streamers! I stamped 3 “balloons” (Adirondack sunshine yellow and sailboat blue) on shimmery cryogen white cardstock, cut them out, and added dots with my Signo white gel pen.
I knew this was going to be a fairly simple card, so I wanted to add a couple of elements to kick it up a notch. I decided to use some wire for the balloon strings, which is simply taped to the back. I adhered them on pop-up glue dots to a panel of Prism papaya medium cardstock. The center balloon is popped up slightly higher.
To finish off the design, I added the sentiment from LAD’s set Shapes and Stitches across the bottom, and tied the balloons together with some SU! white taffeta ribbon. Lastly, I curled the wire ends to tie in with the swirly background.
Are you inspired by this brochure? What does it make you think of? How about a challenge? Use this brochure as your inspiration, and upload your card to SCS for me to see! Use the Keyword FYBIS02 for your upload! I can’t wait to see what you do!
Have a great day!!










