Hello and welcome to the very first challenge of Seize the Birthday for the new year!! Following tradition, we have a new topping for you to work with. This time, our wonderful teammate Barbara was the one to choose ‘Snowy Background’ as the topping. If you’re not a toppings kinda person, well…..you can just stick with our usual “Anything Goes”Birthday! The choice is yours!
And here’s what I made –
I’ve started trying to create my own backgrounds while watercoloring, and the topping felt like a good start. So, I just thought of going for it!
The cute little foxie is from My Favorite Things Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes, and I modified its birthday hat into a snow cap and added a muffler around its neck to help it with the cold weather. The rest of the image is drawn and watercolored.
I used Gansai Tambi watercolors with CrafTangles watercolor paper to create the entire scene. Finally, I stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches Winter Sampler stamp set at the bottom in black ink. I then trimmed the panel a bit more and mounted it on a grey card base.
And that finished my card! And I’m joining the following challenges –
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Something New
My Favorite Things Color Challenge #156
Addicted to Stamps and More challenge #396: Make Your Mark
Look for more inspirational and innovative cards from the rest of our DT and our Party Guest Julie Peddicord at the Seize the Birthday challenge blog! And don’t forget to play along and add a few more birthday cards to your stash! 🙂
Thank you so much for stopping by!
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Love the cute critter and how you modified his hat and added his muffler. You did excellent with the background. Great job Ashwini.
Thank you so much JoAnn!! ❤️
Beautiful scene and super cute, but then there comes the cold ❄️… again 😊
Thank you Cris!! 💙 Guess I’ll bear the cold for a little while more.. 😁
Love the soft coloring and your background is amazing!
Thank you Julie!
Ashwini, this is just amazing! I too have been trying to “create a scene” for some of my Christmas cards, mine are much more elementary, this is just stunning! I love how you can add a scarf and a knit hat and it looks like those! Beautiful scene, Ashwini!
Thank you so much for the kind words, Colleen!! I’ll bet your cards came out awesome too! 😊
Your water colouring looks fantastic, well done xx
Thank you so much Hilary! 💙
Hooray for you! Creating a snowy background with watercolors. This looks amazing and I totally enjoyed your card.
Thank you so much Barbara!! Glad you liked it! 💙
Totally talented! That is all! 🙂
Thank you Nancy!! 😘
What a super fun, no-line coloring scene! You go girl
Thank you so much Vicki! 💙💙
Wonderful watercoloured scene, amazing! Cathy x
Thank you so much Cathy!! 💙
I am in awe of this card-sized piece of art! Beautifully done.
Thank you so much Lindsey!!💙
What a beautiful and bright winter scene! The cute fox looks so cozy with his hat and muffler you gave him! You are an Artist, Ashwini!
Thank you TaeEun!
Incredible! A work of art. I love your watercoloring. That little fox is super cute and will be warm with the adjustments you made! Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!
sue n.
Thank you very much Sue!
What a fabulous watercoloured background, Ashwini, love it!
Thank you very much Shirley!
Your hand drawn & coloured background is amazing. Your talents are endless. Such an adorable card – perfect for the challenge.
Thank you very much for the praises, Glenda! 💕
I remember this one from Instagram , what a lovely scene you have created, adorable!
Thank you so much Rahmat!