Easel Birthday card ~ Let's Celebrate

Today's Polkadoodles challenge was a triple request.  All of the design team members were to make an Easel Card, using a required color palette only and it also needed to be a Birthday card. Wow!  

So here's my finished card and then a few more details about making it. 

I've used 'Invitation-Winnie' from the Winnie Winter Collection.  After sizing her to about 4" tall I printed her on Neenah 110# cardstock.

This is the Color Palette that was provided. From this I selected Copics G24, YG67, YG45, E25, E23. and colored the image.  This was quite a challenge, since with Copic coloring you normally use more shades to get good blending.  

Next I used Penny Black, Grateful Stackers for die cutting the image and the frame mat behind the image. 

I cut the card base 5" x 11" and folded it for the easel card design.  Next, using Polkadoodles decorative papers from Blushing Blooms Craft pack, I covered the small rectangle panel with the lighter green paper and the inside of the card base with the brown stripped paper. After adding the top tag (Let's Celebrate), then I secured the colored image to the decorated flap of the Easel card.  The Happy Birthday tag holds the card open and has a double layer of foam squares on the left corner.  The right corner is secured to the card base and there is a small green flower at the tag tab.  Lastly, I added clear Wink of Stella to the balloon and Diamond Stickles to all the fur areas. 

Be sure to visit the Polkadoodles Challenge blog to see the other Design Team cards and to enter your card for the weekly challenge.

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog. I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to 'Follow' my blog and to visit my site - "Not Just Scraps' on Facebook - where you can purchase my cards. 

I will be entering this card in the following challenges: 

Through the Craft Room Door ~ October 25th Challenge 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends ~ Challenge 192 

The Corrosive Challenge ~ October 

The Paper Players ~ Challenge 615 ~ Die Cut, Textures, Birthday

The Male Room ~ Challenge 168 ~ Pop Up Element

 

Pam's Pearls

 

Copics

Palette: G24, YG67, YG45, E25, E23

 

Products 

Polkadoodles, Invitation-Winnie, Winnie Winter Collection

Polkadoodles Blushing Blooms Craft Papers 

Penny Black, Grateful Stackers