Roar! Sending a Little Boy Birthday Card

I needed a card for a little boy and I knew I had to pull out my Studio Katia Birthday Lions stamps and dies.  I also knew I wanted to use this blue/aqua blue sequins set.  This made for a perfect contrast to my little lion to send birthday wishes.

The images were colored onto Bristol cardstock using my Clean Color Real Brush markers.  The effect is easy to create the perfect coloring.  Plus, it was so much fun to create.

Hoping this little lion brought a smile to his cute little face!

Roaring in for a Second Birthday

I found myself with short time to create a birthday card for a handsome young man who was turning 2.  I pulled out my Studio Katia Birthday Lions stamp set and whipped this card up in no time.  A couple of things I'd have done differently:

• I added the hat as a second thought.  It would have been better to stamp and mask rather than placing it precariously on his head. 

• I used Distress Oxide ink for the blue background and Polychromos for the coloring. As such, my hat color turned to a green when mixed with that blue.  Green and Red striped hat... too Christmas for a lion birthday card. 

• I purposely added the balloon string to the side because that would be more realistic (because the string would have been officially tied there).  However, I think it makes more sense on the card to come out of the bottom of the balloon.

Still, I really like the card as finished so I'm sure to make another one sometime.  Have a roaring good day.