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Thursday, 8 August 2013

Birthday in Blue


What are two of my favourite things....blue and playing with my Distress inks.  That is how I came up with this card.  I started by covering my non-stick craft sheet with Distress ink in blues and sprayed with water so I could drag my cardstock through the wet ink.  When it was dry, I stamped the flowers and cut them out and added some white details with my Signo pen.  For the bkg. I placed drywall tape onto my paper then using the blue wet ink, painted it over the tape.  
I am putting my cards in a few challenges today.  Splitcoast; backgrounds, Addicted to CAS; summer and The Birthday Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

Supplies:  stamps; Stampin Up/ Distress inks/ Bl. Memento/ pop dots/ drywall tape


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13 comments:

  1. Dotty Jo8 August 2013 at 07:16

    How lovely - gorgeous colours! Jo x

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  2. Lin8 August 2013 at 09:11

    LOVE how your background came out, Karen! You may just see me borrowing this idea down the road if I can find something to approximate that grid look.

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  3. Loll8 August 2013 at 09:44

    Wow ... love that watercolored background. The drywall tape is such a great stencil! Loll xx

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  4. Sue8 August 2013 at 10:34

    Stunning card, Karen! Your flowers look amazing and I LOVE the watercolour background. Sue x

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  5. Heartwarmers from Vicki8 August 2013 at 10:46

    Shades of blue have always been my favorite colors. This card is just so pretty. Love that background for the flowers!

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  6. Ellen8 August 2013 at 15:09

    Hi Karen. Wow I love your entry for ATCAS challenge! In fact I love all your cards here on your blog! ;-)
    Ellen

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  7. Anonymous9 August 2013 at 02:36

    Beautiful card-and what a great effect,very pretty in blue :)
    Nessa xx

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  8. Cards By Jan10 August 2013 at 00:24

    Your gallery is truely BEAUTIFUL....I love how you use the inks....so inspiring thanks for showing us, and telling us how you do it...so we can learn!! well let's just say...some people are gifted with inks....and some like me just try, and make a mess... lol

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  9. Janet a.k.a. swanlady2110 August 2013 at 11:01

    O how lovely ... and just what I like too - Blue and distress inks!

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  10. stressfreestamping12 August 2013 at 08:53

    Your watercolored background is absolutely fabulous. I love the blues too. Thanks for linking up at ATCAS. :)

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  11. Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor13 August 2013 at 15:05

    Hey Karen! Thanks for linking this up to the Birthday Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  12. gmanshk14 August 2013 at 11:05

    i love this card. thank you for sharing

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  13. Unknown19 August 2013 at 01:36

    This is simply sensational. Use of the
    drywall product     was a masterstroke to say the least. Loved it.

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