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Monday, November 2, 2015

Happy Birthday

Here's another challenge card I made this past weekend:


This is my take on the current sketch at Your Next Stamp:


which I rotated:


I had part of a panel left from a Gelli print which I used as the main panel on my card. I just added the horizontal card stock strips which were cut from remnants on my desk. One of these days I'll find the bottom of that remnant pile!

For the sentiment, I used the Happy Birthday from my Mama Elephant Make A Wish set. It's perfect for this kind of sketch.

I used my MISTI to stamp the sentiment since I wanted to use my Archival black ink, and my ink pad is in dire need of re-inking. Sadly, I don't have (or can't find) my re-inker, so until a new one arrives, I get to stamp and stamp and stamp again until I get good coverage. I think I did five or six impressions. Then I had to let it dry.

Once the ink dried, I finished assembling the layers.

I love how easy these Gelli prints are to use as backgrounds. I haven't made any new ones since my initial effort, but as soon as the pile thins, I'm all over that. I even have some new Martha shimmer paints to try.

Thanks for stopping by!



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8 comments:

  1. LindseyNovember 2, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    I was wondering if you'd reached the last of your gelli prints yet... obviously not. Very pretty in your trademark blue and green!

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  2. Princess Judy PalmerNovember 4, 2015 at 6:47 PM

    I like the look of your gelli prints, so definitely I will stay tuned for whatever you create next with it. Like, casually, not like with baited breath. Although given that lunch I had today....

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  3. AnitaNovember 8, 2015 at 7:53 PM

    A very fun birthday card! Thank you for joining our challenge at Your Next Stamp!

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  4. SueNovember 10, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    Great card and love how you used the sketch!
    Thanks for joining us at Your Next Stamp!

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  5. AnonymousNovember 11, 2015 at 5:44 PM

    Hey Leslie!! Awesome birthday card!! Thank you so much for playing along with YNS Sketch and Color Challenge.

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  6. MaureenNovember 12, 2015 at 6:48 PM

    Isn't is awesome how the MISTI has no trouble with all that repeat stamping? Great take on the sketch - thanks for playing along with us at YNS!

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  7. scrapsnsuch@gmail.comNovember 13, 2015 at 5:28 AM

    What a great clean and graphic take on the challenge. I too love my MISTI and I use it all the time to get clean stamped images. Thanks for joining in the fun at YNS and sharing your card for sketch #27.

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  8. ~ Kendra ~November 18, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    Love the large birthday sentiment!! Thank you for joining us at Your Next Stamp! Hope you will join us again next time!!

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I'd love to hear what you really think! :-)

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