Friday, 11 June 2021

Birthday Wishes

 Hello all. Hope you are well this Friday and looking forward to the weekend. 

 I have a cute squirrel to share with you today. He and his bunch of balloons is available here and his creator is the sponsor of the new challenge at


You know by now that it's always Anything Goes and your image must be hand coloured...easy!!


The original plan was to just showcase the image and balance it with the fabulous "Birthday" but it just didn't look right, boy oh boy did I panic..."what if I can't find the exact colours among my obscene amount of paper pads?" As if!! All is well though as I found just the thing in an old Echo Park A Boy's Life pad and it looked so much better. 


I have looked in awe at you clever colourists who manage to make balloons look see through so was determined to have a jolly good go. Imagine my delight when I realised that I had achieved a reasonable attempt, I really should have more confidence at my age!!

Thank you for calling, it's still a delight to see comments, they are much appreciated.

See you soon xx 





 

19 comments:

Rainey's Craft Room said...

How adorable he is! Lovely colouring on this sweet image Sarah, the balloons look amazing.

cotnob said...

A super card Sarah, such a sweet image - great colouring, your balloons look fabulous.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Julie B said...

Such a cute image, I did take him for a fox before I read your post, I know I need glasses! Well done finding the matching DP, it's always more difficult after you've coloured the image.:)

meg said...

A fabulous card,your colouring of this adorable image is brilliant,love the layout

Pat said...

Great card with a super image Sarah, fabulous balloons, great colouring.

Pat xx

SarahR said...

Hi Sarah, that's a very sweet image beautifully coloured! I've started up lessons at Kit and Clowder again to improve my colouring. Don't know if you heard of Alyce and her classes - they are very good and are for both markers (all brands) and pencils. Oh and you and I just used the same paper pad, but for very different cards!

Hope you have a good weekend.

Sarah

Chrissy said...

Adorable cute image and coloured beautifully Sarah, well done on making your balloon transparent, looks awesome..have a great weekend..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Carol S. said...

Love this super cute, beautifully coloured image Sarah. A gorgeous card. Have a lovely weekend. Big hugs, Carol S.xxxx

Claire said...

A card full of cheer, well done on colouring the balloons they look great x

brenda said...

He's a super little fellow with his balloons Sarah and beautifully coloured. We have a new family of black squirrels in the garden, only even had the brown ones previously.

Hope the parcel arrived OK.

B x

Jane Savage said...

So adorable, I love the big bold sentiment. And, if I may say, perfect transparent balloon colouring! xx

Lynne said...

A lovely cas card with a super cute image Sarah and your balloons look good to me. Have a lovely weekend x

Sue said...

Super card Sarah love that image and you have coloured it beautifully hugs xx

Tammy said...

This card is adorable Sarah and beautifully colored, the balloons look amazing!
Hugs, Tammy

Darnell said...

Any time you feel your confidence waning, Sarah, you need to come back to this card! The coloring is absolutely perfect and professional! The balloons are sensational and I love how you were able to brilliantly match the colors with the pp you found! Not only that, but the design is adorable! Hugs, Darnell

aussie aNNie said...

Fantastic card and image, sorry not been around much, miss Bella is keeping me busy. xx

Lena said...

So super cute. Love the pretty paper background mat and the scalloped card base. It comes together to make a beautiful card.
Have a great day!
♥ Lena
Lena’s Creations

Brenda said...

Love this, Sarah and those balloons are perfect!

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

This is another super cutie from Lee Holland. LOVE the way you've done the balloons, nailed it, go you! The paper is a gorgeous finish too, you're right! Lovely creation hun. Hugs, Wends xoxo