Lawnscaping Challenge: ONE LAYER!

Hi everyone!

I fell off the blogging wagon for a while, but I'm back because I was so inspired by the current Lawnscaping challenge and really wanted to join!  This challenge is to make a one-layer card.

So here is the card I made for this challenge!

I used the balloon tops from Lawn Fawn's Party Animal stamp set, and the strings from the Hello Sunshine stamp set. The "Happy" part of the greeting is also from the Hello Sunshine set, while the "birthday" word is from the Scripty Sayings set (I masked off the other parts of the script to just get the word "birthday").

Here it is at another angle:

I stamped everything out in Versafine Black Onyx ink and clear-heat embossed it to protect it from the watercoloring.  I used Distress Inks in Evergreen Bough, Chipped Sapphire and Peacock Feathers to add some stripes in the background, and used stars from various Lawn Fawn sets in the same colors of Distress ink to add a bit of interest to the background.  I also colored in the balloons with Picked Raspberry.

At the end, I added a black border using a marker and added some Wink of Stella glitter and finally Glossy Accents to the balloons for a super shiny effect!

I think it's a cute go-to birthday card!  I actually made another copy of this card using different colors as well, and gave it to a male colleague, so this card can definitely go gender-neutral if you need it to!

Thanks so much for visiting!

xoxo
From Ashley