Happy Hour

To make the background for this card, I started by colouring with very light-coloured alcohol markers in patches around the uncoloured image. The splotchy effect is cause by dripping blending solution straight from the bottle onto the coloured card. 

Stamps:

Girls' Night digital stamps

Girls' Night clear stamps

Party Time!

Tropical beaches and balmy breezes, cocktails on the terrace... ahhh, that's the life for me.

This background was created by stippling colour with the tip of the brush marker, starting with the darkest colours and working into the lightest as you move further out from the image. Don't forget to add the shadow under the image to help give it some weight and anchor it to the ground.

Stamps:

Girls' Night digital stamps

Girls' Night clear stamps

Bring on the Bubbly!

It's girls' night all week at my place, and that means fancy cocktails with pretty decorated glasses...

which really means card stock, markers and a set of stamps! 

Stamps:

Girls' Night digital stamps

Girls' Night clear stamps

Something Frosty

At this time of year in Australia, we look forward to something frosty at the end of a long, hot day. Whether a frozen softdrink, chilled juice, icy cold beer or a fabulous frosty cocktail complete with sweet, fresh strawberries... as long as it's good and cold.

I created the background with light-coloured alcohol markers in the same colour families as the ones I used for the image. Blending solution helped to give a mottled look where the different colours meet and blend.

Stamps:

Girls' Night digital stamps

Girls' Night clear stamps