Welcome to the latest Cardz 4 Galz two week challenge! Our host, Caz, picked Get Inky for the theme of #177. When you finish here, I hope you will visit the challenge website to see the creations of the rest of the design team members.

Here’s my Get Inky card:

, I know the picture is cut off but I gave this card to my great-niece on Monday for her 6th birthday so I can’t take another one.

My great-niece is currently obsessed with rainbows and unicorns. Her 6th birthday present is a pastel pink and purple unicorn hooded bathrobe. Therefore, I went with a rainbow birthday card.

Measurements:

The Gorgeous Grape base measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches.
I used a black cardstock mat, and it measures 5-3/8 by 4-1/8 inches.
I started with a piece of white cardstock measuring 5-1/2 by 4-1/4 inches. After I had finished creating the rainbow, I trimmed it down to 5-1/4 by 4 inches. Then, I trimmed another piece of white cardstock for the inside to 4 by 5-1/4 inches.
Since I stamped a series of rainbow colors on the envelope flap, that’s about it for measurements.

Getting Inky:

I didn’t take pictures of the process of creating the rainbow colored clouds, but I do have pictures from a previous post using the same technique in Bermuda Bay.
I used a piece of window sheet film and cropped it with the cloud looking die from the basic borders die set. Then, I used the window sheet clouds as a stencil. Here are photos of this process using the stencil, a blender brush, and Bermuda Bay ink:

I did move the “clouds” as I worked my way up the white cardstock. I also blended very light areas using the dry blender brush.
The colors I used are Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Pacific Point, Starry Sky, and Gorgeous Grape.
Here’s my rainbow of clouds before I added anything else:

Happy Birthday:

I stamped the sentiment from Artfully Layered in Momento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock. Then I cropped it using one of the Tailored Made Tags dies. The hole punched with this die was exactly what I needed for the balloon strings.
I used my balloon punch and started punching 2021-2023 In Color Vellum and shimmery white cardstock.
Then, I started dry-fitting the balloons together. When I figured out the placement, I added white baker’s twine and dimensionals under some of the balloons.
I pulled all the twine strands through the hole in the sentiment tag and just tied a knot.
After I had it all adhered, I used just a couple of drops of white craft ink to add highlights to the balloons.
Next, I used the shadow stamp from Wildlife Wonder to stamp the rainbow colors on the envelope flap.
Finally, I punched a 1 inch circle of Gorgeous Grape DSP for the envelope seal.
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.

Thank you for stopping by my blog!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

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