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Monday, 8 June 2015

Happy Birthday Son

Good morning all.

I think summer is forecast for the rest of this week...looking forward to a little warmth and sunshine!

It's going to be a busy week....Gary leaves on Thursday for his trip to Iceland and his motor bike is only just ready to go on the road!! We're a bit concerned he hasn't had much road practice yet but there again he hasn't had time to learn any bad habits either. He has his birthday next week so that has to be sorted before he goes and younger son has his birthday on Friday so there will be lots of celebrations before the week's out.

Today I'm sharing the card I've made for Mark.


After die cutting a panel with a nestie square I used texture paste to emboss the Texture Distress Grid stencil from Memory Box. Once dry I masked the edges and using stamps from STAMPloration's Celebrate Artsy set I stamped over the paste. Stamps were inked with DI and sprayed with water. Happy die from Whimsy Stamps is cut three times, birthday die is from Clearly Besotted. A pearl, some sequins and black soot splashes finish the card.

Challenges entered:
Pretty Pink Posh Water Colour Bloghop - use water colours
watercolor.bloghop
Happy Little Stampers CAS - sprays/mists
My Time to Craft - male
Crafts 4 Eternity - birthday
Simply Create Too - male
Virginia's View - ombre/mono
Moving along with the Times - happy birthday
Mema's Crafts - twist male
Addicted to Stamps - make your mark
Simon Says Stamp - for a man
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday - rainbow

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31 comments:

  1. Darnell8 June 2015 at 00:39

    I'm looking at a winner here, Carol! It sure is to me and I think your son will think so, too! Excellent design, pasting, and coloring!! Enjoy all the celebrations this week!! Hugs, Darnell

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  2. Bunny8 June 2015 at 00:46

    Pretty birthday card. I like that stamp. I have seen it a few times in the hop. It's really great.

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  3. aussie aNNie8 June 2015 at 01:27

    Fabulous card and colours for your son CArol, love the background texture.x

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  4. Taunya Butler8 June 2015 at 03:02

    THIS CARD IS AWESOME - love the muted tones and the black and the white!!! Love your sentiment and just think this card looks so majorly awesome!!! So glad I got to see it!! Hey I am hosting a giveaway at my blog of 5 different SU! stamp sets - if you are interested I would love for you to come by!! daisiesgirl.com

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  5. Loll8 June 2015 at 03:09

    This is awesome Carol!! Your son is going to love this. Very cool, trendy design. Thanks for playing along at Happy Little Stampers. xx

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  6. Patricia8 June 2015 at 07:45

    Brilliant card, love all the colours and textures you have created. Good luck to your son on his trip. We met a lad when we were in Turkey, he had taken a year out to go round Turkey and end up in Russia. He was on his own, I asked him if he ever got "lonely". His answer "how in heavens name can you get lonely when you are meeting so many wonderful people". I never thought of it that way, I just saw a young man "on his own" travelling......
    Happy Birthday to your other son
    Have a good day
    Patricia x

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  7. Sue8 June 2015 at 07:45

    This is gorgeous Carol, the colours and textures and wonderful.
    I hope you have a good week.
    Sue xx

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  8. Craft buddy8 June 2015 at 09:00

    I love your card, the texture and use of color is fantastic, and the bold greeting against the white is so modern and clean. Thank you so much for joining our birthday theme at Moving along with the times this week! x Jessie

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  9. Annie8 June 2015 at 10:34

    Oh my Carol love all the techniques you have used to create this stunning card. Thank you so much for sharing with us in our 'MALE' project challenge at My Time to Craft. It's really great to see such stunning work. Annie xxx

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  10. Erika8 June 2015 at 12:29

    Hi Carol, I hope both your boys have super birthdays?
    I love this card, a perfect style for a male card. I'm am also loving my paste and stencils just now. A great technique for depth without too much, if you know what I mean.

    Have a super crafty Monday, hugs Erika. x

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  11. Rainey's Craft Room8 June 2015 at 15:03

    Love how this turned out Carol, the colours and textures are great. Happy Birthday to your boys, just think how many pieces of cake you will get this week.
    Lorraine

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  12. Brithzi8 June 2015 at 15:23

    Fantastic card!

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  13. Melissa Bove 8 June 2015 at 15:31

    Fabulous card!! What a fun design!! Love this!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

    hugs...
    Melissa

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  14. Dawn8 June 2015 at 18:47

    Fantastic boy card Carol! I'm sure he'll love it!
    Exciting times at your house this week!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  15. cotnob8 June 2015 at 19:01

    A brilliant card Carol, a perfect masculine design.
    Pauline
    x

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  16. Sue8 June 2015 at 19:23

    Fab masculine card Carol huggles Sue xx

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  17. cuilliesocks8 June 2015 at 20:27

    Hi Carol, fabulous card, love the splashes of colour and the brilliant textured bckground. I share a birthday withyour son on Friday, I hope they both have super days and that your son's trip to Iceland is fabulous, hugs Kate x

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  18. rachel8 June 2015 at 22:27

    a wonderful colourful card Carol - brilliant make xx

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  19. Unknown8 June 2015 at 23:04

    What an unusual use of watercolour

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  20. Linda Simpson8 June 2015 at 23:09

    Fabulous card, love the design. I hope you sons both have great birthdays.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  21. Anonymous9 June 2015 at 07:03

    Hi Carol gorgeous card with a fab background x

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  22. scrappymo!9 June 2015 at 07:58

    This is a great card for a fellow. He is going to love it!

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  23. Joyce9 June 2015 at 15:18

    This is such a fantastic card. Love the look of those colors and the grid. Congrats on your HLS design gig!!

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  24. Joyce Ann10 June 2015 at 02:03

    This is a very cool card. Thank you for giving us the details on how's it made. I think I'll give it a try. Good luck in the challenge from Mema's Crafts.

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  25. Kylie10 June 2015 at 05:43

    I love the texture and colours on this one. I love that Happy die and need to use it more often (I love it more because it is the same font as HLS!). Thanks so much for playing along at Happy Little Stampers xx

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  26. michele10 June 2015 at 11:06

    Fabulous card! Thanks for joining is with our Birthday challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity hugs x

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  27. Unknown10 June 2015 at 14:58

    Great card! Love the textured background! Thanks for joining us at Simply Create Too!

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  28. Hazel (Didos)10 June 2015 at 19:35

    Ah this is super, Thanks for playing on MAWTT this week, Hazel (Didos) x

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  29. Mema's Crafts11 June 2015 at 03:12

    Fabulous card and I love the technique used to obtain that background. Thanks for stopping by and playing with us at Mema's Crafts. Good luck and visit again real soon.

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  30. Unknown12 June 2015 at 13:53

    Funky fun! LOVE the brick effect and faulous inking :) Thanks so much for getting inky with us this week at Addicted to Stamps and More, hope you will join us next week for our Holiday challenge!!!

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  31. Wiebke Kommerell22 June 2015 at 18:16

    Cool combination of bright and dark / clear white spaces and colors / straight grid-lines and distressed edges of the little squares and the wavy birthday-sentiment / round sequins and again the little squares....

    All these contrasts give this card a great quantity of interests!
    Great job Carol!

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Many thanks for taking the time to comment on my post. Constructive comments are always welcomed and appreciated on my creations. Carol x

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