blue sky background!

happy cinco de mayo!! 
what a great way to start the week - it's a FUN day and a new challenge over at the lawnscaping blog! :)

this time, the challenge is to create your own background with lawn fawn! 
i accept this challenge! ha ha!

i used the clouds from the hello sunshine stamp set to create my own background. i stamped the clouds in distress inks (tumbled glass and peacock feathers) and then misted the card base with water! it looked really cool without the water spritzed background, and i wondered at first if i shouldn't add the water, but i added it anyway! lol! i mean, i used distress inks, after all! :)

the balloons are from the year four stamp set, LOVE that hippo there, but i stuck with just the balloons this time! all of the images were also colored with distress inks and then misted. i even added a tiny bit of shading to the images. 

lastly, i just popped up the bird and balloons and added some glossy accents to make the balloons shine! :) the sentiment is from starry backdrops and i stamped it right onto a vellum banner! :)

ok, so now it's your turn! :) i really hope you join in on the fun with this challenge!!
for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! they're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)
what's the worst that could happen? you could win a gift certificate to simon says stamp! hello!!