Birthday Wishes

Hi Bloggers.

Here’s today’s card –

 For my background, I scrunched up a piece of Coconut WhiteCard. I opened it out and using Smoothies, I applied Sun-Lit Cedar, Natural Rosewood and Decadent Bamboo Colour Cloud to the peaks. I missed with water, left it for a few minutes for the ink to move a little and then flattened with my Encautic Iron.

Once 100% dry, I stamped one of the panels from the Justrite Playful Painted Trio Stamp Set 3 times using Sun-Lit Cedar. I then randomly stamped one of the postage mark stamps from the Justrite Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves Stamp Set using Decadent Bamboo. I edged my background with Sun-Lit Cedar and matted onto Black Card.

I stamped the leaf image from the Creative Expressions Autumn Leaf Bouquet Stamp Set onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with CS Black Detail Embossing Powder. I coloured in using the same 3 Colour Clouds that I used on my background plus a little Decadent Oak Colour Cloud. I cut the image out using the co-ordinating solid leaf die from Sue Wilson's Autumn Leaf Trio Die Set.

I cut dies #3 and #4 from Sue's Swirly Vine Background Die Set out of Black Card. I cut die #4 out of Coconut White Card and coloured it with Sun-Lit Cedar. I glued the 2 die cuts together and added the leaf image.

I stamped the sentiment from Phill Martin's Scribbled Frame Sentiments onto Coconut White Card using Clear Perfect Medium and embossed with Black Detail Embossing Powder. I cut it out using Sue's Pierced Flags and cut the next sized die out of Black Card. I edged the sentiment die cut with Sun-Lit Cedar.

I cut some leaves out of Black Card and Copper Pearl Card using Sue's Swirly Leaf Trio Die Set and added them to 2 of the corners of my background.

I assembled the card as shown matting onto Black and Coconut White Card (coloured with Sun-Lit Cedar), adding a couple of Small Black Circle Dazzlers to the top left-hand corner and piercing around the edges using my Tim Holtz Ruler, Precision Probe and Piercing Mat. 

Sue Wilson is continuing with her One Day Special on Hochanda today with shows at 9am, 12noon, 4pm and 7pm. I'm offering 10% discount on items I have in stock from the shows. You can find them here. Offer applies till midnight tonight or while stocks last. Discount will be applied at checkout.

Thanks for stopping by.

 Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk
Free card with all website orders (ask for one in the comments box at checkout).
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