Friday, June 23, 2017

Painted Happy Birthday

I am here to share a card I made just for fun!

I used a combination of Broken China, Cracked Pistachio and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Inks to create this lovely background. 


I swiped a little of the ink, one colour at a time, onto a craft sheet, spritzed with water and then smooshed the paper into the ink, drying with a heat tool between each layer of ink


I used the Broken China Ink to colour a separate piece of watercolour paper and then die cut the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment


I added a few enamel dots and made a coordinating envelope to finish! 

This card is for my BIL who is celebrating his 70th birthday on Sunday :-)


Thanks for looking! 

A special THANK YOU to the lovely and super talented Yana for allowing me to use her fabulous spreadsheet to create this link list. 

Any money I generate through these affiliate links will be donated in full to the Gozo SPCA 
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Thank You XX 


Challenges:
Creative Knockouts.  For The Boys
Seize The Birthday.  Anything Goes + Birthday
Watercooler Wednesday.  Anything Masculine Goes
Everybody Art.  Birthday



Simon Says Stamp Painted Happy Birthday Craft Die
Simon Says Stamp Painted Happy Birthday Craft Die
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Simon Says Stamp #120 White Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp #120 White Cardstock
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Ranger Watercolor Paper
Ranger Watercolor Paper
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Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles Craft Die Set
Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles Craft Die Set
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Ranger Distress Oxide Broken China
Ranger Distress Oxide Broken China
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Ranger Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio
Ranger Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio
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Ranger Distress Oxide.Fossilized Amber
Ranger Distress Oxide.Fossilized Amber
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Hemptique Black Twine
Hemptique Black Twine
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Doodlebug Black Stripe Washi Tape
Doodlebug Black Stripe Washi Tape
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Echo Park Summer Dreams Enamel Dots
Echo Park Summer Dreams Enamel Dots
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Sizzix Big Shot Plus
Sizzix Big Shot Plus
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Fiskars Reinforced Paper Trimmer
Fiskars Reinforced Paper Trimmer
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Best Creation Big Squares 3D Adhesive
Best Creation Big Squares 3D Adhesive
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Simon Says Stamp #100 Black Card Stock
Simon Says Stamp #100 Black Card Stock
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Simon Says Stamp Envelope Sentiments Stamp Set
Simon Says Stamp Envelope Sentiments Stamp Set
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We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board
We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board
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Hope you all have a great week :-)
Happy Crafting
Luv Lols x x x

20 comments:

Linda Kunsman said...

oh what a really lovely card Lols! And I am so happy that you actually get a bit of time in your busy schedule to create something just for fun!

Unknown said...

Such a pretty card. Great colors. I love the 'this envelope contains...' portion on the back....is that a stamp or did you create it in software?

Fiona said...

What a gorgeous card - I love the background and thanks sharing how you did it - the blue of the happy birthday goes so well - a great masculine card - thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday this week

Maryanne said...

Very lovely

Kristine Boydstun said...

Beautiful card!

Unknown said...

you did such an amazing job complementing all the colors!

Heidi Weaver said...

Hi Lois, what a wonderful background you've created with those oxide inks! They really make your die-cut Happy Birthday pop. Great choices of embellishments, too. The enamel dots look like droplets since they match your colours so perfectly. Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

Kristie Maynard said...

Love your card. Beautifully done, thanks for sharing it with us.

Carmela said...

Great colors on the background! Love the Happy Birthday sentiment.

Bo Prior said...

Your background is stunning -- thanks for inspiring those of us who may not be as artistic!

Deb Kerns said...

love your card and creativity! The painted word dies are so cool!

Greta said...

Gorgeous, artistic card--perfect background!

PatQ's Cards said...

Super background on this card. Those three colors go together perfectly.

Colleen said...

Awesome background with the oxide inks...I must try your idea of smooshing and drying in between adding colors! Awesome die cut for the happy birthday too! Thank you for playing with us at Seize the Birthday!

Penny Hanuszak said...

Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful birthday card at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week. Your oxide distressed background is such a beautiful combination of colours and I think the enamel dots make a great pizzazz statement. Your envelope sentiment cracked me up. Very cool!

Bunny said...

The background is beautiful. Love those enamel dots, too. I really like that set from SSS called Envelope Sentiments Stamp.

Super Stick Chick said...

Great new release! Love your beautiful colors and design.

KarynMKC said...

Hi, Lorraine :) I just discovered your blog by "hopping" around seeing all the cards people are making using the new Simon Says Stamp sets, and I just love the colors you used on this Happy Birthday card. Gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing more. Take care!

libbystamps said...

Awesome card! Love the background splatter! Thanks for joining us this week at Watercooler Wednesday for Fiona's Anything Goes Masculine Challenge!

Tamie said...

Loving all of your colors, the textures, and the wonderful enamel dots. Thank you so much for sharing your incredible talent with us at Creative Knockouts this week.

Tamie DT