Shirley's Blog

Check out my blog.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Birthday Collection










Here are my creations for a birthday kit swapped. I used items from my scrap bins to for the this collection. First I found candle images from a previous image exchange. There were enough images to create six of each of the three items requested in the swap. I then used Twinkling H2Os to give a background color wash for the candle which were painted with darker H2Os. Colors were chosen based on the background color wash I did for each item. For example the topper was color washed in light green and blue, so I used this as my theme colors for the topper. Blue became the main color.
For the topper I layered the image then added a ribbon. Since it did not lay flat and there was extra room I decided to punch flowers from the remnant cardstock and paper I used in the topper. I then attached the flowers and added glitter along with a baggie for items to be placed in.
For the card I wanted a different color combination from the topper, so I went with yellows, rusts, and browns. I found a vintage paper for the background and again punched flowers. I had some wide ribbon with lace to add to the card, then finished it off with glitter in the middle of the flowers.
The bookmark also used the candles and flowers, but with a purple color theme. For this I used a large flower image. Flowers were also punched for the back of the bookmark. Fibers in the color theme was added.
The three items for this kit relate to each other with the flower punches, color wash and the candles. I hope you like my creations. I do.

No comments: