Birthday Candles!

Hi!  The summer is flying by here!  I can't believe we are near the end of July!  The birthday parade is still happening this month so a perfect time to share a few projects with the new Darkroom Door Eclectic Stamp - Candles!

 I love the simple pattern of them and the fun polka dots!  I started by creating a few mini bags for either party favors or gift cards!   I used a die to cut out the bag shape which required some simple scoring and taping together.  I used a larger paper bag as my material.

I then left them flat and unfolded to play around with the surfaces.  One was painted white acrylic paint on the surface with a splattering of pink dye ink.  The other was stamped with white acrylic paint.   I did the same thing on both sides of the bag. 

I then took out some tissue paper and stamped the candles multiple times on the tissue paper to use as filler for the treat bags.

To add a little whimsy I created mini tags and stamped the happy birthday sentiment.  (I could have used the Thank You sentiment for party favors.) 

I also wanted to create a bigger tag to use as a gift card holder. 

 I stamped a fun frame stamp first onto the tag and then stamped the candles inside of the frame.  After that I added the sentiment on the top.   I had a leftover sentiment on a piece of cardstock that made a perfect gift card pocket on the reverse side.

I then just stuck the tag inside of the bag to give as a gift with a gift card for a local restaurant.  The recipient is going to be very happy!

 After I played with the pinks and hints of purple I wanted to play with blues and greens and these two cards formed themselves!

I pulled out the Rubber stamp Set Stars and started stamping stars in a mix of green and blue.  I then stamped the candles in the same colors.  I cut them out and started layering and mixing them up.

I thought wouldn't it be fun to give a candle background inside of the outline star.  I stamped a series of the stars and stamped over them with the candles.  I then just cut out the stars that I wanted to use and paired them with a coordinating candle.

I inked up some twine and colored some sequins with alcohol markers to coordinate.  The cards probably took me a lot longer in composition than anything I did for the individual pieces. ;)

I then decided to try a pretty violet color and did a layering of candles with a simple sentiment.

I stamped the candles multiple times across the card base.  I stamped the candles on another piece of cardstock and then cut them out.  I added a hint of shadows on the base card with a gray watercolor pencil and a waterbrush.  I pop dotted the top layer and alternated the candles. 

The final touch was to add the stickles to give light to the candles! 

I wanted to finish with the card I shared the other day to show how fun it is to use markers to color the candles different colors. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Products:  (Linked to Darkroom Door Site)
Darkroom Door - Eclectic Stamps - Candles 
Darkroom Door - Rubber Stamp Set - Stars
Darkroom Door - Rubber Stamp Set - Simple Sayings Vol 1 
Darkroom Door - Frame - Emulsion
Darkroom Door - Small Stamp - Birthday
Ranger Archival Ink - Violet, Thistle, Magenta Hue, Forget-Me-Not, Leaf Green
White Acrylic Paint
Staedtler Watercolor Pencils
Waterbrush
Copic Alcohol Markers
Sequins
Twine, Raffia
Ranger Distress Watercolor Markers
Stickles