Hi everyone. Today's card was inspired by Seize the Birthday Challenge #309 - Food and/or drink. I've had this sweet birthday cake image for a long time and haven't used it on a card yet. I stamped the cake with black ink and heat embossed in clear before die-cutting using the matching die. Then I lightly watercolour using Zigs.
I placed it over a paper towel background (leftover ink mopped up with a paper towel, spritzed with water and then pressed into card stock). The background looked great behind the cake, but I felt it needed a little more, so I doodled confetti, streamers, and stars using a fine black pen. The card was finished with a white embossed sentiment (Simply Sentiments - Lawn Fawn) on black cardstock, with the cake popped up over top. Easy, peasy and fun card to make! :)
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Sending this card to the following challenges:
3) NBUS Challenge #76 - first time using this image and die
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Birthday Cake (Gemini by Crafter's Companion)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Black cardstock (SU!)Ink: Black (Memento); Zigs (light yellow, dark yellow, light pink, red); Versamark
Accessories: Clear embossing powder, heat tool, watercolour paint brushes, white embossing powder, fine black marker
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24 comments:
Wow! What an awesome birthday cake, Lolly! Love the colors and the background! All ready for a party!
EZPZ for you to say, Lolly! You do always make your creations look easy, even when they are a lot of work, which is very encouraging to us. This cake looks delicious and I love how you grounded it with the sediment and used the cast-off mop to create a colorful festive background. Now here's where it gets not so EZPZ to me ... the card is done and it's fabulous and then I would make a pig's dinner out of the confetti! But you rocked it and you are right about how it adds to the party!👍
Thank you for using this week's I.D.E.A.S. Calendar and linking in the gallery to motivate others! 📌Have a great week! Hugs, Dolly
Loll! You've made this 'doodling' fabulous! and of course, you water coloring is fantastic, too! I'll take a slice!
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WOW! A wonderful celebration card. I love your background. It's delicate and doesn't overwhelm the main image. And what a delicious cake! The colors are gorgeous, both on the cake and the background, and the addition of streamers and stars brilliantly complements the card. It's complete and beautiful.
hugs,
BożenA
That was such a good idea to doodle that background. It really makes the card extra special and gives it movement and a reral sense of celebration. Brilliant xx
That is definitely a party on a card, Loll.
Ohhh I love that background, thanks for sharing the technique used to get there. Great card.
Such a fun card Loll, the cake would make even the most ardent of dieters give in to a piece!
Loving those doodles!!
Great card Loll, what a fun design.
Liz xx
What a fun and celebratory birthday card Loll!! I love your background with the extra added confetti, streamers and stars, and of course that yummy looking cake too! Someone's going to LOVE receiving this my friend!! Hugs. :0)
Gorgeous cake and great technique for the background Loll! Thanks for sharing at Seize the Birthday:)
I thought for sure your doodling was a stamp! Great job adding this festive touch to your yummy cake!
Your mop-up panel and fun colored cake make this card fun, and your doodles took this celebration right over the top, Loll!
Fabulous doodling that adds lots of interest to your background. Such a great birthday card!
What a fun way to celebrate! This card is fantastic with your paper towel blotted background and hand doodled confetti. Brilliant!!
Oh terrific, a party! The cake looks yummy and the confetti is awesome and what made it so festive. Everyone needs a cake like that on their special day.
What a fun birthday cake Loll. Love the yellow and pink icing and the fun background. Thanks for sharing with us at Seize the Birthday.
Definitely a celebratory cake, love it and the colours. A fab card Loll. x
Such a fun image and great background, Loll! Your pen doodles really worked out really well! I thought it was a stamp. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday and for using the Topping.
Geez, I never would have guessed that was your own doodling. It's perfect and it looks like the party is getting off to a fabulous start! What a fun cake! Pretty and yummy. I would like a bite!
That's a fun layered cake Loll, and what a great idea to add the paper towel background and brilliantly finished with the added doodling of confetti, streamers and stars, and it sits beautifully on the white on black sentiment strip. x
Oh what a yummy card Loll - love it
Blessings
Maxine
What a fun puffy cake just drooling with frosting! Love the wonderful confetti with your mopped up background! Julia xx
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