It's time for our second January Seize the Birthday challenge! Our new - but always optional - topping is STENCILS. As ever, we love to see any newly created birthday card, but stencils certainly offer lots of options for adding extra interest to your cardmaking.
I decided to go with an underwater scene:
I started with my background, using a fun bubble waves stencil and blending a number of distress inks through it. Next, I stamped, coloured and die cut a variety of critters (and a little vegetation) to make my scene. Since he was the biggest and I would be popping him up, I thought it worked that my one fish had the same colours as the background. For the sea bottom, I used two shades of distress ink and a stipple brush to create my sand. To get the sentiment I wanted to fit on the speech bubble dies I have, I needed to mix words from two different companies, but the fonts play nicely together. Finally, as a finishing touch, I added a little strip of patterned paper that complements the sandy bottom.
Although I didn't use one of my ARTplorations stencils this time out, I'm going to link this to January's Stencil Challenge at STAMPlrations, as well as Inkspirational's current Fauna challenge.
My friend Joyce continues as our surprise party guest, and you'll be amazed at all the different ways stencils have been used on our birthday cards! Take a look, be inspired, and play along.
Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, MFT neutrals patterned paper, MFT Beach Buds stamps & dies, Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies & Paper Issues/Snarky Stamps Ahhhh Birthday stamps, Versafine onyx black, broken china, mermaid lagoon, blueprint sketch, shaded lilac, antique linen and gathered twigs distress inks, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, Copic markers, Heffy Doodle bubble waves stencil, MFT scenic safari & Paper Smooches word bubbles dies, foam tape
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18 comments:
Another fab card, Lindsey! Jo x
This is really cute!!!! My stencil stash needs some love so this is perfect.
Really the cutes scene that you have created on this card. Looks like a lot of work when into it.
Such a super cute scene you have created, great stencil, fab way to use it for those super cute ocean critters.
LOVE this...just so much fun!
How fun is this card! Love the added "sand" too
Thank you Lindsey for adding your cute, colorful beach scene to our STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge. Hugs..Nancy
Your card is so much fun, Lindsey! Love the fun stencil background and the fishes too! Love the design of the card too.
FABULOUS card and Background! Really in love with this Lindsey!!!
Such a fun undersea scene, love the ombre stencilling and the washi on the side, those little critters are adorable, Cathy x
Love this card, that stencil is amazing!! I might need that in my life! Cx
Oh! That's an adorable underwater scene, Lindsey! Love all the cute sea critters and the sentiment bubble! I thought it's one sentiment stamp! Great job combining two !
This is so freakin' adorable Lindsey! My favourite theme brilliantly done - love it!
Fun card, Lindsey! Those little fishes are so cute.
Such a fun and cute card. The stenciled background is perfect.
I really love your underwater scene. So much going on under the surface of your ocean.
Fabulous card. Love the underwater scene. Thanks for sharing at STAMPloratons Stencil Challenge.
Love that bubble-waves stencil. It made a cute background for your underwater scene. Thanks for sharing with STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge.
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