In only TWO words...

I am absolutely delighted out of my skull to announce 

that this will be my first post for the Aud Sentiments Design Team!  

I am one lucky girl to be able to play with this group of very talented paper artists.

My first challenge is for a "Two Word" sentiment - and you are encouraged to be creative beyond the basic "Happy Birthday" that comes so easily to mind.  We are now in the second and final week of the fortnight challenge which will end Tuesday, July 16.  It is such an easy challenge, I encourage you to whip something up - even as many as 5 entries - and get them in the draw for a prize from our sponsor Bugaboo. 

TECHNIQUE:

I chose this image digi called "Brat Cupcake Cart" provided by our sponsor - and I printed out three copies so I could do some paper sculpture with him.  The background DP from Basic Grey's "Soleil" collection was chosen next so that I could determine my colors.  I tore an end off and taped both pieces to my base CS.  The images were then colored with Copics (oh how I love those pens!), fussy cut the appropriate pieces & colored all the edges with a dark color.  Finally I sculpted them from the back and mounted each piece with foam tape and glue (some edges of some pieces need to be stuck flat on the image to enhance the sculpted look - such as the bottom of the cupcake.)  The balloon and the cherries have had Diamond Glaze applied.  The corners of the focal image panel & mat were punched with a "Ticket Stub" Corner Chomper.  I pierced the edge with a piercing tool and then stitched it using bookbinders' Waxed Linen.  The sentiment was punched and matted and put on foam tape for dimension.  My final detail was the Candi - colored with my Copics and attached to three corners of the image.

Below you can see a peek at the inside in which I am able to use up the leftover pieces of DP.

This card should be eligible for the following

CHALLENGES:

Totally Papercrafts - Let's Hear it for the Boys
613 Ave C #27 - Anything Goes
Pile it On #27 - Food
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Old (very old rubber stamp sentiment), New (new digi for me), Blue (his pants)

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is "Brat Cupcake Cart" by Bugaboo; sentiment is a very old stamp from Azadi Earles.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from Basic Grey's "Soleil" collection; base CS is stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: "Candi" was colored with Copics to match the DP; Diamond Glaze was used on the balloon and the cherries; waxed linen book binding thread was used in the stitching; a Making Memories Corner Chomper was used to punch the "Ticket Stub" corners.

INKS:  the image was printed out three times on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

May you color with abandon, create wildly and always make what amuses you!

~ginny