Sunday, February 23, 2014

Happy Happy Happy Birthday Card

Hello!  I'm enjoying some quiet time before the season finale of Downton Abbey and thought I'd pop on and share a card I made yesterday- I was inspired by the most recent AEI♥U Challenge to create a birthday card.  I pulled out my Fill In The Blank goodies (thank you JJ!) and created this card:

Happy Birthday Card 1

I had a modern shabby chic look in mind with lots of gold and watercolored elements.  I think it turned out pretty close to what I had in mind- with a few extra splatters of gold mist!  Sometimes you just can't control that stuff! Hee!

Of course, the Fill In The Blank dies and stamp sets are from Avery Elle.  I used the Stampin' Up! Watercolor Wonder DSP for my diecuts- the watercolored papers are so pretty in this collection!  The gold ink is my favorite- Delicata Golden Glitz.  If you don't have this, you need it!  I used Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Gold Lame and Georgia Peach for my splattering and the sequins are from Teresa Collins Designs Santa's List collection.

Happy Birthday Card 2

I'm so glad I found time to play along with the challenge- it's Avery Elle's first on their new AEI♥U Challenge blog.  So fun!

Well, I better wrap this up- Downton Abbey is on in just a few minutes now.  I can't believe it's already the season finale!  The season went by so fast- I wish it was a little longer!

Hope you have a great week!

-tessa

8 comments:

Miriam Prantner said...

Those papers are so pretty! Love how festive and sparkly/gold this card is!

Jennifer Jackson said...

very cool! I love the kraft colored base mixed with the gold and sparkle!

Yana said...

what a cheerful card! I love it!
thank you for joining us at AEI♥U blog!

Diana Fisher said...

I love the gold and splatter on this! Thanks for playing along with the challenge!

Birgit said...

I love the gold! Very pretty, cheerful card!

Karolyn at Paper Therapy said...

I'm so glad that you found the time to play along with us, too!! This is an awesome birthday card - the gold die cuts and stamping, along with the fun and celebratory splatters and sequins are genius!! Thanks so much for playing with us at the Avery Elle Challenge - we're so glad you did!!

Jingle said...

Tessa, seriously, this is just happiness in gold! I love it!

donna mikasa said...

Such a fun and festive card! I love how the colors pop against kraft. Thanks so much for joining our first AE Challenge!

 
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