Friday, June 27, 2014

Have a Sunny Stenciled Birthday!

Today I have a birthday card to share that I made using some brandy-new 'stuff' and some older stuff.
The new stuff is two stencils by Dina Wakley - I inked the Plastic Canvas stencil with Peacock Feathers Distress ink - leaving a white patch in the center.  Then I stenciled the rays in Mustard Seed and the half 'sun' in Spiced Marmalade - both of these stencils are part of The Basics stencil.  I'm taking a class that Dina is running in the end of August at Absolutely Everything in Topsfield, MA so I'm buying up some of her 'stuff' to play with before the class! The Happy is a PTI die from Tipped Tops Die set that I popped up on foam dots over the sun - then I stamped the 'birthday' from Studio Calico (retired I think?) in black along the bottom of the card.  I layered the panel to a black panel, then layered it all to my white card base.  This card makes me HAPPY -  with the bright colors and the contrast with the black sentiment!

I'm linking my card to two challenges:

Addicted to CAS - Code Word SUN
and Seize the Birthday - anything goes.

 Oh - and check out this new challenge blog Mixed Media Card Challenge -  they are introducing half of the new Design Team today -  you might see someone you know there ;)   The first challenge is coming on July 1st!

Stamps:  Studio Calico
Paper:  White, True Black - PTi
Ink:  Ranger Distress Peacock feathers, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Archival Jet Black
Accessories:  Happy die - Tipped Tpos Die - PTI, Stencils - The Basics and Plastic Canvas - Dina Wakley, foam tape.

17 comments:

Tenia Nelson said...

So cool!!

Colleen said...

This card makes me happy too!! I love the stencil and color you used, and then the rays overlay... wonderful! Adore the happy die... perfect! Thank you for sharing it on Seize the Birthday!

Colleen said...

This card makes me happy too!! I love the stencil and color you used, and then the rays overlay... wonderful! Adore the happy die... perfect! Thank you for sharing it on Seize the Birthday!

Stamping With Bibiana said...

wonderful card and so cheerful
bibiana

Redanne said...

I am now humming that wonderful song 'Happy' ! This is such a lovely bright and cheerful card Julia - love it! Hugs, Anne xx

Pauline said...

Beautiful card Julia, love the background!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Quite fabulous! I love that happy~

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

I wondered how long it would take you to dig into the new stuff! LOL! I am trying out the concept, but trying to leave the new items alone. How long do you think it will take me??? Love your project!!!

OH Babs said...

Wow the card is great. Leaving the center white is very clever.

Pat (mspfd) said...

Super Fun! Fabulous stenciling and great colors. What a happy card.

~amy~ said...

Oh this is awesome! FABulous cards!

Kim Heggins said...

Fabulous card Julia. I love your sweet burst of sunshine.

Kylie said...

Beautiful design and your sun is amazing! Thanks so much for playing along at ATCAS xx

Loll said...

Hi Julia. Fabulous stencil layering! Love the bright and cheerful colors - makes me smile too! :) Thanks for joining us at ATCAS. Loll xx

Anonymous said...

Hi Julia, what a fabulous card i adore what you have done here, superb work as always. Thanks so much for joining us at ATCAS.

Marie

Glenda J said...

This is terrific! Love the design and the fabulous colours. So creative. Thanks for playing along with Seize the Birthday.

Michelle Lupton said...

Love it! Thanks for playing along with us at ATCAS :)