Sunshine Balloons

by Julie Warner - The Write Stuff

Happy Friday!

Or not...it's Tax Day..so maybe not so happy. Personally, I don't know anyone who smiles all the way to the post office (or computer, if online) to file their tax return..even if they are getting a refund. Taxes just aren't fun. Most folks would rather have a root canal! I used to have to do a lot of tax/pre-tax work for the law firms I worked for. I'm like, yeah...just poke my eyes out now w/ a hot fireplace poker & be done with it. 

So today, I'm sending you a little sunshine, to hopefully make you feel a little better. I just love these cute little hot air balloons & they are so fun to color. This also continues yesterday's Challenge..I have 2 balloons, 2 colors, 2 layers. I put the balloon in my Misti, stamped w/ Memento, colored w/ Copics then over stamped w/ Versafine. I also did 1 extra center section for both balloons to pop up. I already had the stitched white square so I die cut a slightly larger black layer for it & used a piercing tool to add the little windy swirls around the balloons.

For the background, I sponged the blue from the upper left corner in & the orange from the lower right in, directly on the card front. Yikes! I hardly EVER do that..I can count on 1 hand how many times I colored or stamped directly on a card front, & have fingers left over! I'm such a klutz, it's like a recipe for disaster w/ me. But somehow, I lucked out this time & even managed to stamp the greeting w/o totally flubbing it. I just kept telling myself, "it's only paper, it's only paper". 

Here's a look at the inside & below it are the Copics I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

Supplies:

stamps: DRS Designs - Hot Air Balloon, Sending Sunshine, (inside - Sunny Day Birthday )

ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx, Distress inks tumbled glass & spiced marmalade

paper: Staples white, X-Press It white, black

accessories: Copic markers, Stitched Rectangle dies, Misti, ODBD Stitched squares & squares dies, sequins, piercing tool

Hot Air Balloon –583F	Sending Sunshine 094D	Sunny Day Birthday Greeting 592G	Staples 110# white card stock
MISTI	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Distress Inks	Memento Inks
Copic Sketch Markers	Sequins	Stitched Rectangles Die Set	Double Stitched Squares dies
Squares dies

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