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Tuesday 11 February 2020

Birthday wellies

Hello crafting pals!

I felt it was time I cracked on with some birthday cards for the year! Come and see:


I started this card with the sentiment, stamping it on a card panel cut out with a stitched rectangle die from Heffy Doodles.



The 'happy birthday' part is from Altenew's Birthday Greetings and I thought the 'Rain or Shine' part from Stampin' Up's Under My Umbrella would fit in nicely. And it did! YAY! *jigs up and down happily*


So then I used the wellies from the umbrella set to illustrate the sentiment. Love those wellies! I stamped them on a snippet of long-ago-retired designer paper and fussy cut them. Then I stamped some flowers to grow in the wellies, coloured them with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and cut them out too.


Then it was just a matter of assembling everything. I grounded the wellies with a mint coloured marker, glued the wellies and flowers under the sentiment, popping one up on a dimensional. The panel was matted onto yellow card stock for a sunshine feel and I added a sprinkling of clear gems to represent the sparkle of raindrops!

CHALLENGES
I so enjoyed the Colour Dare Challenge's tic, tac toe chart that I've played along again! I used the bottom line, Lemonade, Nectarine and Evergreen, with a touch of the Mint.
I was intrigued by the Global Design Project's theme of Let It Grow - not least because it made me sing 'Let it Snow' from Frozen all day, which I thoroughly enjoyed (although I cannot speak for the rest of the family!) I planted flowers in my wellies for growing part of this challenge :)
I've had to go with Seize The Birthday's Anything Goes option this time because I forgot to add a creature. Earlier I made a card with a creature on it but forgot to make it a birthday card! *sighs deeply*


AND IN OTHER NEWS
Storm Ciara is not leaving these shores without a last flounce and Eva and I are being battered by strong winds again today. On Sunday night a beautiful old tree came down at the entrance to our road. Nobody was hurt, thank goodness, but it made me feel so sad to see such a huge, graceful, living thing lying sprawled across the pathway like a beached whale.

Have you experienced any storm damage?

21 comments:

  1. Simply LOVE your wellies birthday card. Great for Spring birthdays . . . or even APRIL birthdays. Just sayin! LOL.

    Hug xxx

    PS: No storm damage so far, thankfully.

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    1. Hmm. I wonder when your birthday might be Sarn? Will have to check it out!
      Lobe,
      xxx

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  2. This is a GREAT card! I love the simple design and you're right, the wellies are adorable. Good use of our colors, too. Thanks for sharing at Color My Heart Color Dare.

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    1. Thanks Michelle! I wear wellies a LOT and mine are khaki and caked with mud, so you see how I got carried away with these!

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  3. Such a cute card, Vicky. No visible damage here, and more remarkably, not even a momentary power cut since this thing started eons ago! xoxo

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    1. It's eased off here a bit thank goodness. Glad all well where you are. xx

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  4. A Beautiful card Vicky, love the sentiment with your special CAS style.
    We went to the sea today and could hardly walk against the wind, we soon got into the car LOL
    Faith x

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    1. Glad you got back into the car Faith - it sounds as if there could have been UFO sightings over Wales otherwise!!! x

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  5. Love your CAS card and those adorable paper pieced boots! So happy to see you in our gallery at Seize the Birthday! Remember we also have a new challenge starting this Thursday.

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  6. Lol Sarn's comment made me laugh. A really fabulous CAS card, great image and colours and lovely design. Nearly needed wellies today as it has snowed nearly all day but thankfully not settled.

    Kath x

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    1. Haha, I know, she's a minx! Snow? What?! That's all that's needed to finish me off! x

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  7. Great design...love the polka dot wellies!

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    1. Dotty wellies would fly of the shelves in these colours wouldn't they?!

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  8. Such a fun bright card, love how you put all the elements together. Will be glad when these storms have blown away! Xxx

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  9. Love your wellies with the pretty flowers! Such a cheerful, fun card!

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    1. Thanks Bonnie! I'm loving playing with this set!

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  10. The simplicity of the stitched framing and the color selection for your boots and flower image is just right and classy. Thanks for sharing with us at ColorMyHeart Color Dare.

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    1. This is my new favourite colour combination Suzanne - thanks for the inspiration :)

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  11. In Australia we call them Gum Boots and they're the cutest things ever. Great card. Thanks for joining in with Colour My Heart Colour Dare Challenge. Hop you can join in again soon.

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I'd love to know what you think. Do leave me a comment - it always makes my day! Vicky x


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