Saturday, March 6, 2010

Come Celebrate The Beary Scrap DT!

Hello! It's the final day of our "Celebrate" week at The Beary Scrap DT blog. It's been a fun week, and I hope you've had a chance to pop over and check it out! Today I have an easel card to show you - this is my second one and I *lovelovelove* the style!

My easel card has a ton of layering, and it's all about Basic Grey's Sugar Rush. I've used 4 Sugar Rush papers for a little variety. :) If you're trying to figure them all out, the "Celebrate!" banner is printed on the flip side of BG's Bottle Cap. The banner edges are tricked out with Stickles Star Dust. I use Star Dust a lot - it's delightfully iridescent and picks up the surrounding colors. You'll see it on the confetti, too!

My solid color layers are made up of Bazzill, and a few others from my stash. I'm a big fan of Bazzill grass cloth texture - even peeking out in layers it adds a little je ne sais quois to each cards. Haha! High school French... oh so many years ago.

For a little added shine and sparkle, I've used Robin's Nest Dew Drops "Water" and BG's Sugar Rush Glazed Brads. The balloons are finished with a glossy dimensional glue. Bixby's little nose and his balloons are popped up with Glue Dots, as are the balloons on the "inside" of the card.
Challenges 
Creative Card Crew - Celebrations


Recipe
Stamp: Karen's Doodles "Bigsby" digital stamp
Paper: Basic Grey Sugar Rush (Peanut Brittle, Licorice, Pulled Taffy, Bottle Caps); Bazzill (African Daisy & Guacamole); miscellaneous from stash
Medium: Prismacolor pencils with OMS, Glossy Accents, Stickles Star Dust
Embellishments: Robin's Nest Dew Drops "Water", Basic Grey Glazed Brads, embroidery floss

Thanks for taking a look! Our celebration may be over, but have no fear! Next week I'll have a tutorial for you at The Beary Scrap DT blog, and our theme is "Luck O' The Irish". Of course, I've picked a technique I've never done before, so wish me luck! 

Cheers,
Susan

4 comments:

Elise said...

Oooh Susan! This is soooo freakin' cute! You've done a lot of work with the layering .. it looks totally awesome! And look at all those wonderful shiny balloons! This is definitely a celebration card! Your dp's are ... something I think I need! LOL! what more can I say but ... this is another card that I absolutely LOVE!
Big Hugs to you!
Elise

Cassie_lu said...

LOVE this and all those balloons. The layers are amazing and the details is wonderful.

Jen Shults said...

This is gorgeous Susan. You coloring is fabulous and I love all the attention to details... and I'm so jealous of your stitching, I desperately wish i could sew, lol. :D Gorgeous!

Sam said...

Gorgeous card, love the detail. I'm with you re easel cards, they are fab.
Thanks for joining the Creative Card Crew birthday celebrations.
Sam x