Who said you could only have a balloon on your Birthday? Actually .. why have balloons become a special occasion item at all? When I go back to my childhood (not too great a stretch of my imagination, admittedly) I can remember the joy of being given a balloon!
I’d actually seen an image very like this painted onto a birthday cake for a little girls birthday. It had obviously lodged itself in my brain, and because I’d been thinking about birthdays (my own only being a few days away. not hinting or anything), and who can have a birthday without cake? (NOW I’m hinting. Cobs Snr. take note: CAKE – if I can’t have *this one*, then I’d be very happy with *this one* … or even *this one*)
Back to the ATC Cobs! …. … … … with the white mount:
This little ATC took me a bit longer as I’d over wet the watercolour paper before I began so once I’d sploshed some colour on for the background, I had to wait a while for that to dry. Patience not being one of my strongest points (I try. I really do try) … I eventually plugged my heat gun in and ‘helped’ it to dry. (read: forced the little bu&ger to do as it was told).
Once it was finally finished I rather liked it. It had a gentleness, which I loved, and innocence – which made me think of me. (yeah, I’m laughing at that one).
After trying the mounts …. I think I actually like it naked.
I think I’ll cut off the border (which I leave on so that I can handle the ATC while I’m painting it), and I might even mount this one onto a card. Perhaps a Birthday Card or a ‘hello I was thinking of you‘ card. That sort of thing.
Thank you so much for coming and for sharing a few minutes with me. I so appreciate your company.
I’d just like to say a warm welcome to some new followers which have joined our happy team here in the last few weeks. I won’t mention you by name, but you know who you are. It’s lovely to have you here. Don’t be afraid to comment and let yourself be known. I’ve found that I’ve SO enjoyed some comments on other people’s blogs that I’ve clicked to see what that person is ‘about’, and ended up following them. So please do make yourself known. Who knows … you may end up with a few new followers!
Well … it’s Thursday already. Someone has stolen two days out of my week this week. Tuesday and Wednesday have gone missing altogether. If I catch that little rascal who’s snaffling days out of my weeks I’ll grab him by the collar and shake the little divil until all the days fall out of his hiding places! pffft.
Have a wonderful day. Remember … do it to them before they do it to you … be nice to people that is. Smile at them. PLEASE!!! This sort of thing WILL make the world a better place. C’mon! Let’s heal the world… it has to begin before we can win. Let it begin with us!
Sending great big Thursday Squidges ~
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