Thursday 1 November 2012

Happy Birthday

Hi Bloggers.

Still on the ipad today - waiting to get an update from PC World. So just in case I don't get my laptop back or have problems getting on the web, I thought I'd schedule a post just in case.

Today I have another card made with Sam Poole's Urban Beats Stamp Set.

One of my fun backgrounds again - I do hope I'm encouraging you to have a go at these, they are so easy to do. So, I placed the Grid Mask on to some khaki card and spritzed with the Soft Moss Mister from the Winter Garden Set. I removed the mask and dried it with my heat tool. I then randomly stamped the cassette stamp using Old Paper Distress Ink (you can just about see it) and the Music text stamp using Forest moss Distress Ink. I inked all around the edges with Forest Moss Distress Ink using Cut n Dry Foam. I made sure all the ink was dry and then dusted it with an Anti-static bag. I stamped the shooting stars stamp using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder.

I spritzed some more Soft Moss mister on to some more khaki card, dried it, dusted it with my anti-static bag and stamped the ghetto blaster and the Happy Birthday text (from the Anything is possible stamp set) using Jet Black Archival and embossed with clear powder. I tore around each one and inked around the edges with Forest Moss. I swiped some Barn Door Distress ink onto my craft sheet and picked some colour up with a paint brush and a little water. I coloured the areas of the ghetto blaster as shown.

I assembled the card as shown adding some staples to the top left and bottom corners of my background before adding them to my black mat. I also added some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Black Pearl around the edges.

Cool, eh?

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.



15 comments:

  1. Hi Julia. These stamps are really great and love the backgrund as usual. You're definitely Queen of the backgrounds - they are always so unusual.

    Val in Spain xxx

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  2. Hi Julia, I love your backgrounds, you have such great ideas, and good tips, especially about not over thinking them. This is a great guy card. Bx

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  3. Morning Julia,
    Great mans card. Liking the background. Brilliant idea the staples. X

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  4. Lovely card Julia loving these stamps and ive just been some new photographic ones of Sam Pooles which look great too xx

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  5. Morning Julia, WOW this is brilliant, I love your backgrounds, they are always brilliant, my problem with backgrounds is that I never know which colours to use together ha ha !!!!, I absolutely adore the ghetto-blaster stamp, the next thing going on my Wish List together with the 'splat' stamp, I absolutely love that one.
    Poor laptop, get well soon.
    Lots of love from Patricia xx

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  6. like the background -a great boy card.Laura O

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  7. Morning Julia, a fab card love the background its my greatgrandsons
    birthday this month will definately be trying one of your
    cards with the backgrounds for him. Nancyd xx

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  8. Hi Julia,
    Not my cup of tea these stamps but I do admire the way you have used them and the background sets of the stamp so well.
    Have a good day.
    Lydia
    X

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  9. Good morning Julia, A stunning male card, love the background and the stamps.
    Have a great day everyone.
    Hugs June xxx

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  10. Julia,
    What a fun card. Those pesky computers, hope it is well soon.

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  11. Morning Julia, another fab male card, but in diff colours can also be used for a teenager girl. Emma

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  12. Morning Julia

    Fabulous card - I do like the staples in the corners great embellishment for male cards

    Hope the puter is ready for you today

    Sue xxx

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  13. Hi julia this is a well cool card!! Love the background haven't had a chance to have a go at one of these yet.looking forward to your potd shows hope we can have a couple of sneaky peeks!!lol love lesley xx

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  14. Hi Julia, great card as always and as Lesley said what a cool one! Love Christine H xx

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  15. Hi Julia, great card - loving your backgrounds! Carole Z X

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