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Thursday, 3 July 2025

Krafty Chicks challenge #775 - birthday

Good morning lovely friends. I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week so far. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 1; as always the theme is 'birthday' and Leanne is our hostess. It can't get any easier than this week's challenge so we hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.
I was really pushed for time this week so I was happy to find most of what I used on my card already prepared in a box at the side of my desk.  Sometimes if I die cut something or colour something and then decide not to use it, I will put it the box to use another time.  It is a real time saver when you're out of time.  I hope you like it.
Here is my card:
A closer look at the flowers:
Plus I decorated the inside:
I began by die cutting the white panel with a stitched rectangle die.  The basket weave cover plate had already been die cut from white card and was in 'the box' so I adhered them together with liquid glue.  I had the flower cluster left over from my Gina K appreciation card so added that with foam squares and the happy birthday was already die cut and stacked x 4 so I adhered that with liquid glue.  I added some black pearls around the card and also put some clear raindrop embellishments in the centres of the flowers. The panel was backed with some scrap white card for a tiny bit of dimension and added to my card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel with the stitched rectangle die, stamped the same flower cluster in the top left and bottom right corners with light grey ink and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  The panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  This card came together so quickly but I think it's really pretty.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes with optional mood board
Die Cut Divas challenge - happy birthday
Little Red Wagon challenge - to boldly go (use bright or bold colours)
Tic Tac Toe challenge - flowers, free, CAS
Triple B challenge - birds, blooms or butterflies optional mood board
Word Power challenge - make the sentiment the focus of your card

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'birthday' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.
Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:
Gina K Designs - floral friendship stamp (for inside sentiment)
Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 14 (for stitched rectangle die)
Gina K Designs - ink pads -  sea glass, turquoise sea, light lilac, medium lilac, soft stone
Gina K Designs - ink cubes - light & medium spruce
Little Things From Lucy's Cards - clear raindrops (store now closed)
Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card - not currently available - but they do have 280gsm silky smooth white card available here - but limited numbers
Versafine - onyx black ink

9 comments:

Ink Outside The Box With Diane said...

Amazing card Denise! I need that background die! It just sets up the pretty flowers!

Diane said...
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Diane said...

A beautiful floral card, pretty colors too!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Word Power and Triple B!
Diane WP, TB Co-Owner
{Nellies Nest}
{Word Power}

JoAnn said...

Beautiful card. Glad you has all the elements ready to make this beauty. Love the colors of the flowers and that lovely die cut cover plate. TFS

JanR said...

Lovely card! The colours are fantastic and I love the background die. Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.

Leanne said...

How wonderful, love that back ground and the flowers are my favorite, awesome job friend. Have a great day! L

Arlene said...

Beautiful colors and beautiful card! I'm so glad you joined our Die Cut Divas' challenge of making a Birthday Card.

Angelique Vuur said...

This is absolutely beautiful! I really like that textured background. Thanks so much for playing along with us at the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge! I really hope to see another project from you next time. ❤️

Inkyfingers said...

What a gorgeous design, Denise and a real lesson in keeping things we don't use this time! I love that the inside is so pretty too.
Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM.
Hugs
Carol x