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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Belated Birthday Wishes



I've got a belated birthday card for today, and by the time you read this post, it will be on its way across the pond to a very special bloggy friend.  This card is busier and more layered than my normal cards, however I wanted to play along with Make it Monday #202:  Anchoring with Border and Banner Dies.  I think I struck sort of a compromise.  At least the top half of the card is CAS, and I tried to keep my die cuts 'airy'.



The dies I used to anchor my focal point are Just the Ticket--cut from vellum and embossed in white, Circle Scribbles in Winter Wisteria, Super Star Border Die in Limeade Ice and Loop de Loop II Border Die in Melon Berry.  My colors are from this week's ColourQ #281, and I am also entering this card at Simon Says Monday No Rules and Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes.





Thanks for Visiting

28 comments :

  1. A super cute card. I love the fun colors.

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  2. Oh how fun!! I don't think it's too busy Joyce, it's festive and cute. Thanks so much for joining us at ColourQ!

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  3. Joyce, this layered card is perfect with white space and bold colors. The recipient will appreciate your artistic talent. You've combined some great dies to make this work. I'm still thinking on tackling this challenge. : )

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  4. I love it Joyce! It's a great party birthday card and just looks fun and happy! Great job!

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  5. super stunning and striking Joyce.
    Love this!

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  6. Great job with that MIM challenge, Joyce! That layering was a tough one for me! Perfect birthday colors, it's so festive!

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  7. Super cool and gorgeously done - love the overall feel of the card and the coolness of it would make me forget you were late for my birthday!!! Love those embossed tickets on vellum and you used the colors to a T!!! Awesome card and so sweet of you to send it to a friend across the pond!! SO impressed by your cardmaking skills and it is a joy to visit your blog!!!

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  8. A fun and festive Birthday card ~ Fabulous work!

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  9. Love your card. Turned out real cute. You did a great job layering.

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  10. Such a lovely card. Those die cut embellishments are so cute. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :)

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  11. Love all the elements on your fun & festive card! It's not too busy at all, just a wonderful design that feels like a party!

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  12. A fabulous card Joyce, a great design and the arrangement of the gorgeous die-cuts is fantastic!!

    Thanks so much for joining us with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge,
    hugs
    Heather xx

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  13. Nicely done Joyce with your very fun and festive card! I was a little iffy on this MIM challenge because layering really isn't my thing but you rocked it. Still seems clean and simple to me despite the multiple layers. Very cool.

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  14. Love your use of the dies Joyce and that cake looks good enough to eat so I'm sure your friend will love it after its long journey.
    Have a great weekend.
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  15. Love your use of the dies Joyce and that cake looks good enough to eat so I'm sure your friend will love it after its long journey.
    Have a great weekend.
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  16. This is super sweet, Joyce! You did a great job at keeping it simple with all the layers. The vellum layer of "Just The Ticket" is ingeniously done. You pulled off all your layers and still kept your card CAS. Love it!

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  17. CAS, fun, bright...it's got it all! Well done! :0)

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  18. Joyce...this is just so festive! Love that sweet cupcake with all the trimmings in such fun colors. Thank you so much for playing along with us at ColourQ, hope to see you again next week.

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  19. I absolutely LOVE this one, Joyce! It may be more layered than your norm, but it is fabulous and brilliantly festive.

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  20. What a fun and fabulous party on a card, Joyce ... those streamers around the yummy cupcake are so festive ... it's brilliant! I passed on this MIM 'cause I couldn't figure out how to keep it CAS ... you've done it perfectly ... love it! Anita :)

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  21. Love this card Joyce-taking a blog break but had to see what you had been up to!

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  22. Fabulous birthday card! Love the die-cut borders! Thanks for playing along with the ColourQ this week!

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  23. Such a fun birthday card, Joyce! I really love how you placed the streamers and stars, and the circle scribbles die cut is fabulous behind the cupcake!

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  24. You rocked this, Joyce!! This may be my new favourite card of yours. Love the colours you chose and the layers are perfect. When I try to layer things like this it just looks like I've dropped a bunch of random stuff onto my card. LOL! Your layers all work together so well!

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  25. What a fun, fun card! I love how you used the focal point to anchor your various borders. Awesome card design!

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