Hi Friends! Welcome to another Seize the Birthday Challenge!
Ashwini is hosting this challenge and she asked us to use our favorite technique on our Birthday card! It just so happened I was on a craft retreat with some friends the last 5 days and we did a lot with stencils.
This was just one of the techniques we did! We of course first ink blended the stencil and then we ran it through the die cut to emboss the image. It is hard to photograph, but in real life you can see all the indents and dimension!
The stencil was from a friend's stash and I do not have a name for it.
The sentiment is from Pinkfresh.
The image reminded me of hot air balloons or just fun balls!
I thought it was very festive and would be fun for a birthday card!
Our Special Party Guest is Lorraine, check out her amazing card along with the other team members for more inspiration!
Thanks for stopping by!
Love the colors with that fun stencil! Beautiful & festive--perfect for a birthday!
ReplyDeleteWonderful, festive colors, Col! I'll bet the texture is amazing! Love this fantastic birthday card!
ReplyDeleteLove the rainbow colours of your pretty stenciled and dry embossed card Col! I LOVE stenciling and look forward to seeing more of your makes from the retreat! xx
ReplyDeleteI thought of beach balls right away! What a fun card, Colleen!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Colleen, I love the rainbow of colors, and the stencil design is fabulous! I love how you used the stencil to emboss too, it really adds a lovley subtle texture doesn't it!
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This is a great card and perfect for any gender and any age. I love the colors and the texture you added. I'm so glad you were able to spend five days with friends crafting and having fun.
ReplyDeleteA great card with texture and colors. It was eye catching and a dream!
ReplyDeleteI so wish I could have joined you all I bet you had a fabulous time! The stencil is awesome and I can see why you played with it. Love the colors too! Looking forward to seeing some pics!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, colours and stencilling. They do look like hot air balloons… great idea to turn it 8th a birthday card.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Colleen, love the pastel rainbow colours and that's an awesome looking stencil, cool idea to emboss with it as well, Cathy x
ReplyDeleteI see beach balls with the embossing adding fun texture! What a darling birthday card!
ReplyDeleteLucky you getting a 5 day retreat! Was that the one in Oregon :) -- great use of the colors with this stencil
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was punching balloons. Remember those things with the rubber band that you punched back and forth? (or am I just really old....) Very pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the stencil and all the pretty colors. It certainly does look like a birthday! I'm sorry I couldn't be there. It was not meant to be this year, sniff sniff.
ReplyDeleteLove it! The stencil itself looks really fun, add to it the rainbow colors and the added texture, it looks fabulous! Fun card!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! What a fabulous effect and I love your rainbow colours. Terrific card.
ReplyDeleteFabulous technique, Colleen! I haven’t tried embossing a stencil yet, must add it to my list. Reminds me of hot air balloons too.
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