Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for an elderly lady in our church.  The image that I used is from Mo's Digital Pencil Too and is called Angellina's Balloons.  I thought that this image was perfect for the carnival theme challenge at Mo's Digital Challenges.  I used the sketch from Sketch and Stash.  This week you chose which sketch you wanted to use out of their previous sketches. I chose sketch #30.
The base of my card is sugar n spice cardstock, backed in white and then backed again in bright green. I added a strip of striped patterned paper backed in white.  I punched the bottom of the white using an eyelet lace border punch.  I added that to the top of the card. At the bottom of the card I added a strip of sherbert orange cardstock backed in white.  I colored the image using crayola and prisma colored pencils. I backed the image and the sentiment in bright green and then again in white cardstock.  I added green sprinkles (from Annabelle Stamps) to the sherbert orange strip.
I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Happy Monday Challenge: Reaching Out To Our Elderly

Craft Your Passion: Show Us Your Layers

Polly Craft Monday: Fun & Games

Stamptacular Sunday: Pile It On
Creative Inspirations: Digi Day

The Crafty Pad: Circles

Sentimental Sundays: Lets Get Punchy

Totally Gorjuss: Bling It On


Supplies Used

IMAGE: Mo's Digital Pencil Too Angellina's Balloons Digital Stamp
SENTIMENT: Typed On Computer
PAPER: White Cardstock, The Paper Company Bright Green Cardstock, The Paper Company Sherbert Orange Cardstock, Coredinations Sugar N Spice Cardstock, EK Success Chloe Stripes And Gingham Patterned Paper
EMBELLISHMENTS:Annabelle Stamps Green Sprinkles
TOOLS: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch
OTHER: Crayola Colored Pencils, Prisma Colored Pencils

21 comments:

Elaine L. said...

I just love the colors on this card! Love the image, too! Thanks for joining us in Mo's Challenge.

Dorcas said...

Hi Mary!
I love your card! The colors are vibrant and exopertly put together. Well done! Thanks so much for playing with us this week at Mo’s DP2!
Hugs,
Dorcas
Ps) If you haven’t already done so, you ought to check out my “no strings attached” blog candy going on til May 13th. You can find it in my sidebar. Hope to see you around!

Tanya S said...

Fabulous card hun!Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion!

Pat said...

Hi Mary...I love this little Mo Manning sweetheart!! She's one of my (many) faves! The colors you chose are just so refreshing...like orange and green sherbet!! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Mo's! Hugs. Pat Frank

Bron said...

This is such a cute image by Mo Manning and you have coloured her so well using such bright refreshing colours. Thanks for joining us at Stamptacular this week we hope to see you again soon. Hugs Bron :D

jaine drake said...

Cute cute card. Beautiful. Good luck at creative inspirations.

Dawn said...

Love your card Mary! So different to the carnival hop style!
I'm sure the recipient will be over the moon!
Thanks for playing in The Craty Pad Circles Challenge this week!
Good LUck
Hugs
Dawn xxx

cheryl said...

oh love this image,great colors and detail on this too, bless you for playing at creative inspirations,this week hugs cheryl xxxxx

Kathy and Lucky said...

What a great card, love the image, such giggles from this one and the colors you used. Thank you for joining us at Happy Monday Challenge.

Pam Leng said...

Wow this is such a pretty card

Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion this week

Pam xx GDT

~@ngie~ said...

wow I love this... the DP's are awesome... reminds me of lots of lovely mixed sweets hehehe... love the image too 8o)

Thanx for joining in with us over at Sketch N Stash... Good Luck 8o)

xXx Angie xXx

Céline said...

gorgeous card, love the colors you choose. cute image
thanks for playing with us at stamptacular sunday this week
hugs
céline SSC DT

Sandra said...

Beautiful card,such a cute image....thanks for joining us this week at Pollycraft.

Take care
San x

Debbie said...

Brilliant card and the image is so cute..:)
Perfect for our challenge this week at The Crafty Pad - thanks for sharing with us this week. :)

Debbie The Crafty Pad Designs

Anonymous said...

Such a fun card, Mary! That image makes me giggle, and I love all the bright, cheery colors. I'm sure this is going to be a much-appreciated birthday card. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at the Happy Monday Challenge! :-)

Jill said...

gorgeous card Mary love your choice of sketch and the papers are beautiful thanks for joining us at sketch n stash hugs Jill xx

Vicky said...

Simply adorable Mary...and I love the colour too hun..

thanks for joining us at sketch n stash...and good luck!!

hugs Vicky xx

Lori said...

How adorable is she?! Love the soft sherbet-ish colors. Thanks for joining us for the Happy Monday challenge. ~Lori, Deedee's Digis DT

Melissa Craig said...

What a super sweet card! Thank you for playing along with us at Happy Monday with Deedee's Digis.

Grenouille Greetings said...

lovely image! Lovely colouring and fabulous bright colour combo! Thank you for joining us at Stamptacular last week! I'm sorry I'm a little late stopping by - we had lots of gorgeous entries and I lost my internet connection! Hope to see you again this week! Hugs, Lesley

NanaConnie said...

Congratulations on winning at Happy Monday Challenge! This is such an adorable card, and your coloring is fabulous! Love all the layers you did on this card.