Tuesday, May 26, 2015

A card for Lily

Every time I see one of these adorable little girl figures I think of  my little 4 year old niece Lily.  I only get to see her a couple times a year so in between visits I'm trying to get into the habit of sending her a little something to remember me by.   This time I put this adorable card in a big envelope with a cute little sun dress, a sticker book and some skittles with the hopes this colorful package will bring a big smile.

I really love these little girl images but I'm leary to purchase the stamps because I really don't know many little girls to make cards for.  I ended up finding this free image online and thought it would be a great way to practice my coloring also.  I printed it out and then traced over it with permanent marker so that the ink wouldn't bleed.  Then I brought out my Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Markers and a water brush to play with some blending techniques.
I carefully cut this image out and then prepped the card base by stamping with a striped border stamp set from My Favorite Things . Then, I stamped and diecut a stitched frame and greeting for a colorful but simple background.  I like the affect the white frame gave on white cardstock.  It grounded the card a little so that the little girl doesn't just look like she's floating in mid air.

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