Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Happy Birthday!



Hi, there!

Happy 4th to you!  You plan on watching any fireworks?  We plan to watch them tonight.  Whatever you have planned stay safe and have fun!!

Just look at those yummy cupcakes...yummm!  It's near dinner here and I would just love to grab one of those from the inspiration photo.  They are so pretty, too!

  I wanted to try out a stencil that I recently purchased from Gina K Designs, which made for a lovely background on this card...


I'm entering this card over at Cupcake Inspirations.  I made this card for my friend, Barb, who has a birthday in a couple weeks.

For my card, I started with white card stock and used the Gina K stencil with distress inks of mustard seed, twisted citron, and cracked pistachio.  The flower image and sentiment is from Clearly Besotted. The image was water colored using zig markers. The frame is from MFT.  I know it's difficult to see, but for the finishing touch I applied Wink of Stella to the flower image and sentiment.  Dots to finish the card.



Thanks so much for dropping by today!  Take care, hugs!








12 comments:

  1. Happy 4th to you Maria! Gorgeous card, I love that background stencil and the fresh colors you used. The frame and flowers look great on that background! Heart Hugs, Colleen

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  2. Happy 4th July to you and yours x What a vibrant and beautiful card with great blending on the background and love your pretty flowers. Such a pretty colour combination too x.

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  3. This is lovely, Maria. The stenciling is so pretty and that combo of colors looks wonderful. Your watercoloring is beautiful. Be safe and have a great holiday.

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  4. AMAZING card Maria! LOVE the vibrant colour of your beautiful flowers. The stenciled frame is awesome. Great way to use that stencil! Happy 4th to you! xx

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  5. Love this fresh and pretty card. Happy Independence Day - I'm in the UK so will have to wait till November for fireworks, when we can enjoy watching them in the freezing cold.

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  6. Beautifully stenciled background, Maria! Love those gorgeous flowers!

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  7. What a happy card, Maria and I love all the wonderful colours you chose! The particular inks you used for the stencil are PERFECT together. I really like how you framed the flowers too.
    Have a great weekend.
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  8. I hope you had a wonderful 4th July!! The cupcakes looks very tasty but your card is even more delicious with that stencilled BG and those beautiful flowers... Enjoy your sunday!

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  9. FAB stenciled BG and your bright blooms are FAB!

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  10. Such a beautiful stenciled background and your flowers are so bright and gorgeous! I hope you had a great 4th! We watched the fireworks on the 3rd in our town.

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  11. This is stunning, Maria! I love your bright colors with the matching dots and the way you have added the frame! The stenciled background works perfectly!! Hugs, Darnell

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