Friday 8 June 2018

Not a Cupcake in Sight...

Hi!  Welcome to another Fusion challenge.  Check out the gorgeous cupcakes on offer this week:

I have to admit, when I came up with this challenge, I never thought I'd struggle to make a card using the inspiration photo, but for weeks now I had nothing!  So I decided to work with just the sketch and one of my new Newton stamp sets.



Yep, it's another Newton card!  Sorry, not sorry 😂I thought the oval in the sketch would work well with Newton drifting up into the sky with his balloons, so I created a little scene behind him that also used the elements of the sketch.  I die-cut the grass three times and sponged some Mowed Lawn ink on the top of the blades to add dimension.  I used the Mini Cloud Stencil and some Tumbled Glass ink to create the clouds and for the sentiment panel, I white-embossed the sentiment onto a strip of black cardstock.  The black was adhered directly to a white card base, but the sky and grass were popped up on foam tape.  Finally I added Newton.






Thanks for visiting!  I hope you check out the rest of the design team's cards - they're gorgeous as always.

Products used:

Stamps:  Newton's Birthday Balloons (Newton's Nook)
Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid, Versamark, Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass Distress Inks
Cardstock:  White, X-Press It, Sour Apple (MFT)
Dies:  Newton's Birthday Balloons (Newton's Nook), Grass Border (MFT)
Accessories:  Copics, Mini Cloud Stencil (MFT), Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen, White Gel Pen

Cheers
Karren


8 comments:

Kara Lynne said...

That's the great thing about Fusion, you can use either or both! Newton looks so pleased to be placed there with balloons and gift in hand. Such a fun use of that sketch, Karren!

Wanda Cullen said...

Karren, this is such a fabulous birthday scene and could work for almost anyone (masculine, child, etc.)! Love the soft stenciled clouds and the sponged dimensional grass details! I really look forward to joining all you talented ladies at FCC! Thanks again for the invitation!

Barb Ghig said...

Super cute take on the sketch, Karren! I love that you chose Newton for your focal point and how he's flying off into your fluffy clouds with those fun balloons! Beautiful Copic coloring, too...Love this card!

Karren said...

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Linda Callahan said...

This is adorable! Love that Newton! Totally delightful card!

I Card Everyone said...

I'm also not sorry! Newton can visit my inbox any day!
Your balloons are so perfect, Karren... what a purrrfect beginning to my day!
=]

Jen Mitchell said...

I'm never sorry to see a cute kitty on a card! Love how you interpreted this sketch with your grass, sentiment layer, and your inventive oval! And can I just say that I'm always amazed at how the word "purr" can be used in so many fun ways!! :)

Aileen said...

Who needs a cupcake when you create a scene, looks wonderful Karren. You created perfection.