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Wednesday, April 17, 2019
{Spotlight Project} Shirley Creates Baby Backgrounds With Bloomdala Bliss
Hello peeps! I'm currently in baby mode, having just become a grandmother for the first time, although neither of these two cards is for my new grandchild and his parents :)
I thought a couple of the mandalas from Bloomdala Bliss would work nicely as background stamps so I made a pink version and a blue version. I started with the blue one, randomly stamping over the panel, which was going to be trimmed down later.
I die cut elephant and balloon shapes from Distress Oxide smooshed glossy card, tied some embroidery floss around the balloon and attached it to the elephant's trunk. On a separate piece of card I stamped the sentiment from Heaven Sent.
I made a similar background with a different image using pink ink,
Here's what I used:
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Many congratulations on becoming a grandmother x Thank you for the adorable creations and the fabulous inspiration and love how you did the backgrounds x
ReplyDeleteSimply darling!!
ReplyDeleteso nice - I like that technique! TFS
ReplyDeleteThese cards are so sweet...like the silhouettes in these soft colors. tfs
ReplyDeleteFabulous !
ReplyDeleteAdorable baby cards from an excited new Grandma. Congratulations, Shirley. Hugs..
ReplyDeleteCongrats on becoming a grandmother - how exciting! Lovely cards, perfectly sweet.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards for a new parent! And congrats on being a new grandmother! Hugs,Tee
ReplyDeleteWhat sweet cards, and great use of the stamps for the background
ReplyDeleteBlessings
Maxine