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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Happy Bird-Day

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We are in lockdown, so as I am not as busy as usual, I have time to blog more and craft more...

This card was made some months ago, for a young boy, and I found I had not blogged it.  
I am sure the sentiment and image stamps were magazine freebies..


The feature panel is the 'floating image' technique by Natasha Foote, only I did it my way 😀, and the circular background is the floating element with the image on top.


The image was stamped and coloured with my Polychromo pencils, and I added glossy accents to some elements for added interest


I stamped the banner and sentiment directly onto the patterned paper background


I repeated the bird image on the left side of the inside, leaving his party hat off.

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32 comments:

Dawn T said...

How cute Maxine. A great card. Be safe. Things here in Auckland are a bit close for comfort with lots of places on the North Shore - luckily none I've been too but two of my work colleagues' children have to be tested as there is a teenager with COVID from their school. They are going tomorrow to be tested.

cotnob said...

A great Birthday card Maxine, a super design.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

brenda said...

A fun card for a young lad Maxine.

B x

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

What a fun birthday card, Maxine! I love the circle of strips of DP... looks great!

Gerrina said...

Love the quirkyness of the bird with party hat! And the strupes make it strong; perfect for a young boy!
Qh bah back in lockdown; doesn't sounds good... Think it has to do with the time of the year over with you... here it is going slowly to more things that are allowed. (Is also influeced by the number of people that are vaccinated I think). Keep healthy and cail! Hugs, Gerrina

SewPaperPaint said...

This is absolutely adorable Maxine! Big hugs, Autumn

creationsnz said...

I love it, so cute. Great way to use those strippy scraps too. CarolG

MortiCraft said...

Very clever technique with the floating image. Thanks for playing along with The Male Room. X

R's Rue said...

So cute.

Cardsbymaaike said...

Great card, love the strips of paper to make the circle. Thank you for playing at the Male Room Challenges.

Cynthia said...

So cute and a fun card design! Take Care!

Darnell said...

This is super cute, Maxine! I love that the bird-day bird is wearing glasses and, wow, that cut textured circle makes such an interesting and colorful background! I hope you don't have to be in lockdown too long. :( Hugs, Darnell

aussie aNNie said...

Fabulous post, great colours and love the way you coloured the crazy bird image..xx

mamapez5 said...

This is a fun card and I am sure the little lad enjoyed it. You do use the polychromo pencils well and adding glossy accents, especially to his glasses was inspired. Kate x

JanR said...

Great card! That little birdie is so sweet. Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon.

Darlene said...

Such a cute, cute card Maxine! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
SISTERHOOD OF CRAFTERS
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Please stop in for a visit!

Mac Mable said...

Fun card, great texture and you made the technique your own Maxine. Sorry to hear you are in lockdown x. Keep safe Maxine x.

Suze said...

Lovely card Maxine. I like the background behind the bird. With lockdown being extended you will have a few extra days to do some cardmaking. I hope that they can ring fence this outbreak fairly quickly.

At Home In New Zealand said...

What a sweet card. Love the play of words :)

OlgaB said...

Love the layout of the project!
Thank you for joining Creative Moments!
Hugs from Africa!
OLgaB

Brenda said...

So sorry to hear that you all are back in lock down again Maxine. Our numbers are high again too, but from what I have heard, we aren't going into a lock down. I guess we will see how that plays out in the long run. Your card is adorable! Love the "floating" circle and that cute birthday bird. The colors and textures are great and I love your coloring. I bet the little fella who got this card loved it! Hugs, Brenda

Carol W said...

Wow Maxine, this is a wonderful card. Great idea having a floating image. You did a wonderful job on this card.

Vickie Y said...

Adorable! Thank you for sharing with us at The Sisterhood of Crafters.

Neet said...

A super card Maxine, and I love the play opm words for the greeting.
Another interesting technique, Maxine, you are a minefield of techniques new to me and I will have to go and investigate this one.
I bet this card went down a storm - perfect for a young man.
Blessings Neet xx

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Maxine, this is super cute! Love the way you did the circle background, a really cute design. Hope you're staying safe and well hun in these lockdown days. Hugs, Wends xoxo

Kristine said...

How cute! I've not seen this floating element before, I don't think. I'll have to try it soon! Love your party bird and glossy accents 🥰
Happy Crafting,
Kris B

Ellibelle said...

A really fun design, Maxine! Love how you did the circle with the paper strips!
Thank you so much for sharing this month at my Crafty Wednesday challenge!
Ellie
Ellibelle's Corner

Jeanie Ellis - Scrapbookingmamaw said...

What a great card! I love how you layered him into the circle. Thank you for joining us this week at
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges .
Scrapbookingmamaw {My Blog}
Blessings! Jeanie Ellis, DT, Crafty Gals Corner
www.craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com

Verna Angerhofer said...

So cute and I love the background design.

JD/ Jill said...

This great technique made a "Wow" card!

Sari / Granne said...

Your card is so cute and love how you have stamped that sweet bird inside the card also. Thank you so much for joining The Male Room Challenge #153 - Our 8th Birthday.

ILEANA ARTUFFO said...

Wonderful creation!
Thanks for playing at Crafty Creations Challenge and sorry for the late comment.
Ileanaxx