Good Afternoon!
This week is flying by! It's already time for another challenge at Seize The Birthday. Shirley is our host for the next two weeks and she has selected Splish Splash as our Toppings.
I chose this cute image of Newton the cat and a birdbath (Newton's Nook Stamps) for my interpretation of Splish Splash. We love watching the birds splash around in our birdbath. Sometimes they even use the dog's outdoor water dish to splash around. So I thought it would be fun to also create an extra "splash" by stenciling a water puddle under the birdbath. I stenciled it first, masked it off and then ink blended the grass. I also took a Copic marker to go around the puddle to define it more. Then I stenciled the clouds, colored my images and foam taped them to the background. I did add a party hat to Newton to make it more festive.
Please stop by the Seize the Birthday blog to see all the rest of the Team's creations for our Splish Splash Toppings. Then, why not play along and share your birthday card with us. Of course, if you're not a toppings kind of person, you can still play in our always Anything Goes Birthday Challenge.
Card Supplies:
Stamps: Birdbath set (Newton's Nook); Sentiment(Avery Elle); Party hat stamp (Catherine Pooler).
Paper: Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock
Ink: Blue Raspberry, In The Park, Midnight (CP Inks); Copics.
Extras: Cloud stencil (My Favorite Things); Rolling hill stencil (My Favorite Things); Puddle stencil (Whimsy Stamps); Coordinating dies for Newton and birdbath (Newton's Nook), Coordinating party hat die (Catherine Pooler) Birthday sentiment strip (Simon Says Stamp).
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you come back soon!
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” - Henry Ward Beecher
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