Thursday, September 8, 2011

Happy 2nd Birthday!


Today I started off with this fabulous sketch from The Sweet Stop and paired it with the rich colors from  the ColourQ. I made this card for a little girl who is very near and dear to my heart. I was blessed to be apart of Chloe's life and photograph her month to month throughout her first year of life. You can read her story HERE


On to the card... I used all the colors listed above but instead of Orchid Opulence (which I no longer have) I substituted Wisteria Wonder. A small piece of RETIRED DSP from my demo sampler (loving that thing!), topped with a 2-1/2" Circle in Pool Party which was framed with a larger circle in Rich Razzleberry. The Sparkle sizzlits die was the perfect pop behind my little 2. I stamped several different colors of the "nd" cutting them out, snipping them off kilter, etc but the 1" Circle won in the end. Of course with all the color going on, I thought it odd to have a REALLY white circle, so I pulled out my color spritzer tool, screwed in my Pool Party marker and got to work spritzing a bit of color on my 2 and my "nd". A Happy Birthday sentiment, RRR ribbon (that's Rich Razzleberry Retired, don't you feel like rolling your tongue now?!) and some purple bling.

 The sweet little hearts on the inside of the card are in memory of Chloe's Mama.

9 comments:

LeAnne said...

Squeeeel! I just LOVE this--how sweet! Korin's sketch is perfect for these images!

Monika/Buzsy said...

What a pretty birthday card Dawn. Love the lovely papers and that sta/flower shape behind the number. Thanks for playing along with us at The Sweet Stop. :o)

Shannon White said...

Goodness this is Adorable! love the gorgeous colors and fab dp's. Your layered and popped up 2nd is Soo Cute! love it! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sweet Stop! 8-)

Sylvia said...

A perfect birthday card, Dawn! Love the design you used. Thanks for joining us at the ColourQ this week.

Karen Veneracion Flores said...

Beautiful card any 2 year old would enjoy! All the colors work perfectly together.

Shelby Goolsby said...

This is such a cute card and such a great take on the sketch!! Thanks for joining us at The Sweet Stop.

Unknown said...

What an adorable, whimsical card, Dawn! I love how fun and fresh this is :) Thanks for playing the colourQ this week & THANK YOU for the kins words about my son. His arm isn't hurting as bad now, so everyone is happier! :)

kasia c. said...

WOW! this is gorgeous! Great take on this week's colours. Thanks for playing along with us at ColourQ. :)

Renée said...

oh boy ... I checked out the link to the story of Chloe's mum... what a beautiful card for a beautiful little girl!