Monday, April 13, 2015

Happy Birthday balloons

I am seeing spotlight stamping everywhere and I want to give it a try.  What I have seen most is a background stamped with a bold sentiment then some shapes are used to do the spotlight.  I searched everywhere in my stash but couldn't seem to find such a good stamp for spotlight stamping.

Determined to give it a try, I made my own "background" by stamping the sentiment repeatedly.  Here's what I have made:



And yes, I stamped the sentiment "Happy Birthday" 20 times - 5 times on each cardstock.  Good thing is that clear stamp allows easy alignment so it actually didn't take that long.  Of course, had I done a better job at planning where the balloons would go, I wouldn't have to stamp so many times on the colored cardstock.

A happy dance for understanding the reason for poor quality pictures for the past few days.  Ever since I took pictures of my newborn nephew, I forgot to change the settings.  Oops.  I blame the cold I caught on Easter, which left my brain working in a slow motion.

My card is entering the following challenges:
Crafts 2 Celebrate - Anything Goes
613 Create - Anything Goes (I've picked A2, birthday, metallic)



Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Penny Black - Birthdays

Thanks for stopping by!

7 comments:

  1. i love it! great job with the technique - i love the balloons! thank you so much for playing along with us at penny black and more.
    linda

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  2. Hi Joyce,

    Beautiful card and brilliant stamping to get it all lined up. Thank you for joining us over at http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.co.uk/ challenge 7. Good Luck.

    Love &Hugs

    Jacquie J xxx
    http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

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  3. Awesome CAS card! Thanks for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog. Spread the word! Our challenge is always anything goes! Good luck!

    La-Vie B. – Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog DT
    Follow me at C’est La-Vie Designs Unlimited, LLC

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  4. Hi Joyce
    very pretty C&S birthday card...
    thanks for joining us at C2C
    hope to see you againand wish you good luck
    Lady DT

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  5. The balloons are such an elevating element in this beautiful CAS design. Thanks for slipping this under our door here at 613 Avenue Create!
    Hugz,
    Chana, Owner

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  6. Joyce, this is simply beautiful! Thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue Create and I hope you'll join us again soon.

    Hugs,
    Em AKA Creative Em
    613 Avenue Create DT

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  7. Sweet and lovely card.
    Thank you for sharing at Penny Black and more Challenge, good luck;-))m

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