Back in the Studio

I finally got back into my studio for some card making time!

Somehow...

My plan of taking one month off from card making

to purge and do some studio reorganization

turned into a few months of no card making.

So, getting back to doing what I love really felt great!

I wanted to do some ink blending with Ken Oliver's Color Burst inks..

(Particularly the Turquoise, Chartreuse and Lime Green)

I never seem to have enough birthday cards on had ...

So, I chose to use Hampton Art/Mama Elephant UP WE GO stamp and die set

for today's cards.
I colored the images with Copic Markers...hand cut a sentiment banner

added some Nuvo Drops

and...

This is what I came up with! 

(I almost always create in multiples)

I love how the Turquoise, Lime Green and Chartreuse blend together

I stamped the string portion of the balloon image onto the inked card stock

and positioned the die cut balloon piece over the stamped strings for added dimension.

 also used foam dimensionals for the little cutie holding the balloons.

 I matted the image layer and the hand cut sentiment banner 

and used fun foam to position both pieces.

I chose clear Nuvo Drops to finish the card

It felt great to spend some time in the studio creating both of these cards.

I'm a fan of Ken Oliver's (new) Color Burst inks

and am glad that I chose them for today's cards.

(I left them out on the studio work table because I want to do some more inking with them)

Thanks for visiting today, my crafty and creative friends!

Wishing you a marvelous Monday

Michelle