Gnometastic Birthday Surprise!

This week's Polkadoodles Design Team members were given a TRIPLE challenge for our inspirational cards.  They needed to be 1. Birthday, 2. Include a number, and 3. Use a color palette.

For mine, I selected Polkadoodles Gnometastic Birthday Surprise digital for the main image and made this 'Over the Hill'  Easel card.

I started by sizing the image to about 3" tall and layering in the '40' in the balloon.  I printed this on Neenah 110# cardstock. 

This is the color palette we were given to use ~ 

 and I used my Copic markers for my coloring.  The edge is die cut using a standard rectangular stitched die.

For the Easel shaped base, I started with the deep aqua green solid cardstock, cut 5 1/4" x 11".  It was scored at 2 3/4" and 5 3/4" to make the tent fold.  

On the top of the 5 1/4" piece, I added two 3/4" strips from the Polkadoodles Birthday Fun Paper pack.  I mounted the colored image on the balloon paper (4 5/8" x 5 5/8") and then added the solid yellow cardstock (5" x 5 7/8") behind it.  Then I secured this piece to the folded 2 3/4" piece to fit under the edge of the candle strip.  Lastly I used a black fine point sharpie to hand write on the flag 'Over the Hill!'. 

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:  

World Wide Colourist and Crafters ~ Challenge 8  

CD Sunday Plus ~ Challenge 117 

Time Out Challenge ~ Challenge 245 ~ Colorful  

Crafty Calendar ~ August Challenge 

Pam's Pearls

 

Copics 

 BG45, BG49, B01, YG05, YG25,  Y18, Y19, R14, R24, N2, N5, W4 

 

Products 

Gnometastic Birthday Surprise digital

Polkadoodles Birthday Fun Paper pack