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Happy Birthday

June 12, 2019

Hello! It's Andrea Shell with you today, and I'm thrilled to be a guest designer this month! I just love Gerda's adorable illustrations: The sweet faces of her critters just make my heart melt.

Panda with Balloons Card by Andrea Shell | Lovely Pandas stamp by Gerda Steiner Designs

Birthday cards are my favorite cards to make, and nothing says "Happy" like a big bunch of balloons! I gave this cutie pie from Lovely Pandas a whole lot of balloons to hold by stamping and masking just the balloon of the image. I stamped the panda separately and cut off the single balloon. I stamped everything with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics. I hand-drew the strings with a black pen and fussy-cut both images.

To keep the focus on the panda and balloons, I kept the background pretty simple. I used a cloud stencil and Tumbled Glass distress ink for the sky and green Copics for the grass. I stamped a sentiment from Happy Hoppy with Versafine Onyx Black and adhered the panel to a white card.

I popped up the colored images with foam tape and added highlights with a white gel pen. For some sparkle, I adhered clear sequins and brushed Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Overlay onto the balloons.

Have a wonderful day!