Thursday, July 25, 2024

Seize the Birthday - Tic Tac Toe

 Today is my last day as Surprise Party Guest over at Seize the Birthday.  I have so enjoyed participating in the June and July challenges and thank Nanc' and the team again for having me!

The challenge for the next two weeks is Tic Tac Toe!


I chose the top horizontal line -  stripes, one layer and stencil.
Here's the inside of my card to show it is for a birthday - for a sea-loving guy (or gal!)

I used the double stenciling technique for my background that was the Seize the Birthday challenge on June 17th.  If you're interested to see how I double stenciled my background, please see this blog post.

So pick a row of Tic Tac Toe - and join us over at Seize the Birthday!

Also linking my card to:
Sun, Sea, Sand  ends 7/31

shades of Blue   ends 8/6

ends 7/31

ends 7/31

Summer  ends 7/30




Stamps:  The Voice of the Sea - wooden stamp - Impression Obsession, Ocean Bound - Waltzingmouse (retired)
Ink:  Nocturn - Versafine Clair, Ranger Distress Everygreen Bough, Mermaid Lagoon.
Paper:  White - PTI
Accessories:  Texture Wall Stencil - The Crafters Workshop, Illusion Twist Stencil - Altenew, Enamel Dot - Altenew, blender brushes.

24 comments:

Liz Williams said...

I love your beautiful stenciled background on this terrific card!

JoAnn said...

Very interesting and creative background Julia. It is perfect for the boat. Love the colors.

I Card Everyone said...

Julia! This is amazing! It's no wonder you have been invited to be a GD at STB! Congratulations!
=]

Susan said...

Such a creative background to depict the sea! And a great sentiment!

Bonnie said...

How fun that we can guest design together, Julia! I love your stenciled "shipping lines" and that fun ship! The sentiments are both fantastic!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Fab seagoing scene with the double stenciling, Julia!!

Greta said...

The double stenciling looks great and love that it's a one layer card. Thank you for joining our vacation challenge at Time Out.

Marina said...

This card has a wonderful feel of movement, from your background stencilling. Love it.

ElizStewart said...

Julia... love your creativeness with the sea. The double layering is so effective and lovely! Love the unique choice of stencil as well. Thanks so much for joining and sharing at Just Us Girls for stencil week.

HilaryJane said...

That stencilled sea looks wonderful. I love how the ship seems to be sailing along a path. The black works really well over you stencilling too xx

Linda said...

Great ocean scene Julia, with all of the dimension. It has been fun having you as our Surprise Partly Guest at Seize the Birthday.

Barbara said...

Julia, this card is super fun and quiet the eye catcher. I love the double stenciling as that was my pick for the challenge and I am so glad to see you use it again. I love the sentiment and the inside one too. Glad to you here with us.

Nancy said...

Julia, I love your creativity with your final card with us! The background looks wonderful as does the dark stamped image and sentiment. Thanks for being a wonderful guest and take care!

Cathy said...

Your stencilling looks amazing, perfect for the seafaring image and sentiment, thankyou for guesting with us and for your fab inspiration, Cathy x

Vicki Dutcher said...

Love your stenciling it goes so perfectly with that ship. Thanks for guessing STB, and thanks for playing at JUGS.

lauren bergold said...

What a beautiful, clever card, I especially love that abstract oceany background! Thanks for SHOPPING YOUR (summery!) STASH with us this fortnight!

Colleen said...

Julia, another fabulous card with so much inspiration! Love the stencil and the sentiment with the ship. thank you for being such a great guest at STB!

Nonni said...

Stunning card, Julia! I really love the unique combo of this stencil and the sailboat, they look great together! I can almost smell the sea! Thank you for joining us at Time Out!

JulieP said...

Your double stenciling makes for an amazing background!!! And I really love that inside sentiment. This is most definitely a perfect masculine styled card. We've so enjoyed having you!!!

Bobby said...

I read your tutorial, Julia, and you explained it well, I can't wait to try the double stenciling. It looks fantastic on your card with the ship. Thanks for sharing your card with us at Just Us Girls.

Bobby said...

Thanks for sharing your card with us at Time Out. I didn't notice that you had entered there too when I read the post.

shirley-bee said...

Another fabulous example of double stencilling, Julia! So much depth on a one-layer card, and a great way to depict the sea and the journey that the ship is taking. Thanks again for being for being a super guest at STB!

Ashwini Rao said...

That double stencilled background is just fabulous, Julia! I love how you've utilized a silhouette stamp on it - really has highlighted both the background and the image! Gorgeous card!! Thank you for this fabulous inspiration!

Glenda J said...

This is such a cool card! I love love love how your background turned out. Also a fan of the ocean theme. Thanks for all of your great creations!