Hello and welcome to yet another challenge at Seize the Birthday! The challenge is all about making birthday projects, and you can choose to go with the topping, or, since it is optional, you can also go without it. This time, we have a new topping, ‘For Kids’, selected by Lindsey.
And here’s what I made –
I started with making the background, or the water for the fishes. I used two pieces of watercolor paper, applied the watercolors and left it to dry. Once dry, I used MFT Ocean Waves die to cut out pieces of the waves. For adhering these waves, I added foam tape on the tip of the waves and glued the bottom of the waves directly to the white card base.
Meanwhile, I stamped the fish and the water plants from the MFT Gill Friends using a light grey ink and then used Polychromos pencils for coloring the them. I then fussy cut them. On the card, I used foam tape on some and directly adhered the others.
For the sentiment, I die cut a mint colored cardstock using Winnie & Walter’s Sketchy Thoughts and then stamped the sentiment, from MFT Gill Friends. I foam mounted this on the card base. And that’s my card!
Hope you are inspired! Checkout the Seize the Birthday challenge blog for more inspiration from our Surprise Party Guest Annie and our wonderful design team! If making a kids’ card isn’t in your agenda, you are always welcome to make any kind of birthday project and join us!
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I love the rainbow ocean waves, what a terrific idea! Fabulous colouring of the fishy friends as well, the texture of the puffer fish looks amazing! What a fun card.
Thank you so much Lindsey!! I enjoyed coloring those fishies a lot!!
What a fun card, Ashwini! I love those waves, they look almost luminous.
Thank you Shirley!
I am really loving these colorful waves Ashwini! Then the Fishy friends are colored so well too! Love the speech bubble! GREAT kids card!
Thank you so much Nancy!!
I loved the texture brought out by pencils a lot ! Those rainbow waves make it even more interesting ! Wonderful card Ashwini.
Thank you so much Pooja!!
I adore the fish swimming in the colorful fun waves. This is a great card for older kids too.
Thank you Barbara!! Yes, I agree it would suite anyone!
Love your pencil coloring on the fishes which is showing the texture of the paper! It’s awesome!
And the little recipient will love the rainbow waves 🙂 !
Thank you so much TaeEun!! So sweet of you!!
What a fun card and great background for all those cute fishes. Love your card.
Thank you so much JoAnn!
Awesome card Ashwini, your colouring is fabulous and that wavy background looks so good! Love how colourful this sea scene is, Cathy x
Thank you so much Cathy!! So very sweet of you!!
Your card is so fun! I love the watercolored ocean waves and your no-line coloring is “fin-tastic!”
Thank you very much Annie!
This is amazing! I love everything about it – the scene, the colours, the colouring, the theme. Such a wonderful card – you are so talented.
Thank you so much Glenda!!
This is an adorable underwater scene, Ashwini! You are now a full paper oceanographer without any restrictions :). The gorgeous coloring on the waves looks like reflections in the water… but I guess you know that :). As always, wonderful coloring!
Thank you so much Cris!! I really appreciate it!!