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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Seize the Birthday ~ Cover the Card

Hi friends!  Our Seize the Birthday Challenge by Ashwini is to cover the card!  In other words, NOT CAS with lots of white space!  Fill up the face of the card friends!
Here I have a photo paper where I smooshed ink into the background using Distress Oxide inks.  I did one color at a time and let it dry in between. I even used a heating tool to speed up the process.
When it was dry, I put the flower stamp into my MISTI and stamped it several times.
When that was dry, I took a baby wipe and with circular motion, I wiped over the flower images, it made it so more vibrant and so lovely!
I hope you will join us in this challenge!  I will look for your card in the gallery!  
Be sure it is a birthday card!


stamp:  Penny Black: Blooming tulips, PTI swoosh (happy)
die:  PTI swoosh (birthday), PTI pierced feature frame

 
Heart Hugs, friends!



17 comments:

Kara Lynne said...

Your tulips are aglow with such brilliant color, Colleen! Bold and beautiful!

Bonnie said...

Wonderful color choices and a beautiful card using this fun technique!

Marcia Hill said...

Oh my gosh Colleen...this card is STUNNING!! I love your background...so colorful and that bouquet of tulips looks fabulous against it! I have that stamp but have only used it once...definitely need to get it out after seeing your beauty!! Hugs!! :0)

Barbara said...

You did it! No white space and I ove the warm colors on this card. The white frame is a special touch.

Lindsey said...

This card is so vibrant! Love the background with the beautiful flowers stamped on top.

Trina P. said...

Beautiful. The colors are vibrant and striking. Fun technique with a wow factor. xx

Nancy said...

This card had so many steps and so worth it! Love the background a lot Colleen! Hope you are enjoying your summer! HUGS!

Sharyn Polesel said...

I love how you covered all of the white space! Lovely colors and a fun technique. Your tulips look like they are dancing! lol Hope all is well with you. We have been on vacation and are trying to get back to normal. Hugs, Sharyn

Vicki Dutcher said...

Such a pretty, vivid background! Great job with this challenge

JoAnn said...

Love your pretty card Colleen. Great color combo too.

TaeEun said...

You've created a dreamy background using Distress Oxide inks, Colleen! Looks striking with the bouquet of the red tulips!

Ashwini Rao said...

What a beautiful card! Love the smooshed background and those lovely tulips!

Maria said...

Oh, how gorgeous, Colleen! Love those pretty tulips and wonderful background! And, the sentiment is perfect in black! Great card!!

Brenda in IN said...

This is so beautiful. Love the soft tulips and stunning background.

shirley-bee said...

This is so pretty, Colleen! I love the smooshed background.

Glenda J said...

This is so pretty! Love the rich background with the fabulous red tulips. The sentiment just pops!

Kim Heggins said...

Stunning...simply stunning! Those colors and your beautiful design are wonderful.