100 Birthday Wishes

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Made for the uncle of a crafting friend celebrating his 100th birthday who still enjoys a bit of gardening.  Card Making Magic's Spring Garden stamp set that came with issue 119 of Creative Stamping seemed ideal to use and I also wanted to have lots of colour so what better than a rainbow background.


Distress oxide inks were brushed over a stencil to create the abstract background then water drops flicked over to create some interest.  Gardening images stamped in brown ink directly onto the panel with masks used so the hand tools could be stamped behind the flower pots.  Images were coloured with a mixture of polychromos, metallic pencils and gel pens with added white gel pen highlights.

Number 100 stamped in green ink with a bracket below again with some white gel highlights ... a topiary sculpture maybe?  White embossed sentiment on the same colour card as the matt layer.


I've used - 6x6" white card base
Issue 119 Creative Stamping covermount
Claritystamp abstract squares stencil
various Distress Oxide inks; VersaFine Clair pinecone & shady lane inks
Faber Castell Polychromo pencils
Chiltern Arts Metallic/Studio Pencils
Sandra Rushton gel pens
Linking up with
Stamping Sensations                                                   Dragonfly Dreams                        Crafter's Cafe     
Garden Delights (option A/G)                                      Happy Birthday                            #300 Colours of the Garden
       
Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. ChrisMonday, 04 September, 2023

    Your fabulous card fits our theme perfectly, a lovely selection of garden themed stamps, love the background stencil and colours, a special card for such a milestone birthday. So pleased you chose to join us at Stamping Sensations.
    Chris
    x

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  2. As.I.Do.Rodos.Monday, 04 September, 2023

    A fabulous card Ginny
    My Blog As I do Rodos

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  3. crafty-stamperMonday, 04 September, 2023

    WOW 100 and still gardening!!! Fabulous card love all the little gardening stamps and the coloured abstract background.
    Carol x
    Thank you for joining us at Stamping Sensations and Dragonfly Dreams
    Carol DT x

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  4. Alyson MayoMonday, 04 September, 2023

    I just love this - the inked squares are fabulous! 100 years and going strong - that's fabulous! Thanks for sharing with us at Dragonfly Dreams :)

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  5. brendaTuesday, 05 September, 2023

    What a super design and such an effective way to use smaller images, perfect for our Garden theme at Stamping Sensations challenge, many thanks for joining us.

    B x

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  6. EmmaTWednesday, 06 September, 2023

    Fantastic design for a gardener, Jackie will love this im sure and the rainbow background makes it come to lifex

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  7. cassFriday, 15 September, 2023

    Great card. Thanks for joining us as The Crafter's Café this month for our Colours of the Garden challenge.

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  8. cassThursday, 12 October, 2023

    Hi Steph, you still have a couple of days to claim your prize at The Crafter's Cafe.

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