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Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Happy Birthday

Good morning all.

Hubby dragged me up to Edinburgh yesterday, lunch and a whip around Ikea followed by a huge shop at Costco...did manage a few crafty purchases along the way so can't grumble lol.

A quick reminder today of the blog hop over at Happy Little Stampers to celebrate Kylie's second release of stamps. You have until the 31st to comment on all the blogs for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to the Happy Little Stampers store!


Today's card is made using stamps from the Mix Mash set. Background has been created by smooshing with distress paints (keep forgetting about these) then over stamping with the same shades of DI. Happy Birthday was heat embossed with black EP. Finished with a few sequins.

Challenges entered:
Craft Stamper - TIMI I used ink and paint
Shopping our Stash - no patterned paper
Sweet Stamps - anything goes
Artistic Inspirations - anything goes birthdays
That Craft Place - anything goes mixed media
We Love 2 Create - anything creative/mixed media goes

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22 comments:

  1. Kylie28 October 2015 at 09:55

    Love your smooshed background Carol! Don't you just love the Mix Mash set? I do!!! Wonderful card xx

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  2. Barb28 October 2015 at 11:05

    Hi Carol, Your card looks lovely. I particularly like the colours and how you've diecut your topper with scallops. Barbxx

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  3. Linda28 October 2015 at 11:22

    Lovely smooshed background and the sequins really add to the design. xx

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  4. Linda28 October 2015 at 11:23

    Back again to say Thank You for joining in with the Craft Stamper Challenge ...... good luck! Linda xx

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  5. Doreen28 October 2015 at 13:01

    This is just gorgeous,fab design.xxx

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  6. Toni28 October 2015 at 13:46

    so glad you were able to join in! The background is so so cool and really shows off the sentiment perfectly!

    Toni

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  7. Linda Simpson28 October 2015 at 15:37

    This is gorgeous, loving the colours.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  8. MaryH28 October 2015 at 16:55

    Love the Bokeh effect you've created on the lovely background. Isn't smooshing just so much fun, and you never know how it will turn out - except it's always pretty! Just ordered the Mix Mash set. Wonderful card for the new release. Ikea is always such fun to browse. Hope you saw the Alex storage cabinets...we got a couple of those (flat packs so easy to bring home from a Fla Ikea to SC home!). DH has put mine together, now I need to figure out where to place them, and then fill them! So glad you had a good time out with your Hubs with a good lunch too. TFS & Hugs.

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  9. SCarol28 October 2015 at 17:49

    What a lovely backround. Simple and so effective. Love it.

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  10. Becca Cruger28 October 2015 at 18:12

    oooooooooo! That shimmer is to die for! What a pretty center panel!

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  11. Anonymous28 October 2015 at 19:35

    Gorgeous card love that colour x

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  12. cuilliesocks28 October 2015 at 20:07

    Fabulous colours here Carol, love the background and simple design, Kate x

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  13. Erika28 October 2015 at 20:16

    I wonder if you bought the same crafty bits I did? Bet you did.
    I noticed the big Costco next door, good job I couldn't get in there aswell!
    Another lovely card Carol, love your textured background and added sequins.

    Happy crafting, hugs Erika. x

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  14. Dawn28 October 2015 at 21:18

    Love it Carol! We call Costco the £100 shop as we always spend at least that much! Have trouble getting Graeme into Ikea, unles it's for a hotdog!lol
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  15. Rainey's Craft Room28 October 2015 at 23:01

    Sorry I haven't visited in a while, you have some lovely CAS cards in the last four posts and this gorgeous one here. I love the bright colours of the background - a wonderful technique.
    Lorraine

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  16. Cumbrianlass29 October 2015 at 09:48

    Fabulous card Carol, gorgeous colours.
    Hugs Janet xxx

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  17. Sarn29 October 2015 at 12:43

    Cool inking and I love the scattered sequins xxx

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  18. Leslie Hanna30 October 2015 at 00:21

    Beautiful background! And I applaud you for using black embossing powder. I can't get that to work without making a mess. I use black pigment ink and clear embossing powder.

    Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!


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  19. applejack cards by sue30 October 2015 at 10:23

    Really so creative. Thank you so much for sharing this with us over at Artistic Inspiration. Sue DT. xx

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  20. Michelle J M1 November 2015 at 19:55

    Carol this background is stunning, clever you! Michelle x

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  21. Kay Dalton8 November 2015 at 15:46

    thanks for joining us at That Craft Place hugs, kay

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  22. Claire14 November 2015 at 18:28

    Gorgeous card Carol, beautiful background and the sequins finish it off a treat. Thanks so much for joining us at We Love 2 Create this time
    Claire xx

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