Sunday, 15 May 2016

Birthday Birds

When I needed to make card for I knew I wanted something bright to for this time of year! What better that Paper Artsy Fresco paints…and my Gelli plate.

 I used Bora Bora, Limelight and Bougainvillea and 'blobbed' them over my Gelli plate and used my brayer to blend them….used a circle stencil and then stamped into the paint with some of Emma Godfrey's French set EEG07, pulled off my print….then we went away!
 With the birthday looming ever closer when we came back I cut out a square and stamped around the edge with another stamp from EEG07 using Picked Raspberry DI.
I stamped two of my favourite birds by Jo Firth Young (JM20) into two of the circles and a sentiment (EM 22) in another circle.
I added some little random doodles from Jo's JOFY25 and some of the circles from Emma's french set and I was almost ready! 
I coloured the birds and the doodles with Distress markers and inked around the edge with Peacock feathers DI before mounting the print. 

 It has now been popped into envelope ready for the post tomorrow!

 I hope I am not too late to get this into the Mono Printing Challenge at Paper Artsy

I'll be catching up on some blog hopping tonight I hope!

 Thanks for looking, Chris
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21 comments:

  1. Helen15 May 2016 at 17:02:00 BST

    nothing like last minute, but what a fabulous card you made!!

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  2. Anonymous15 May 2016 at 17:10:00 BST

    Hi Chris, what a fabulous, cheery card. Loving the birds :) xxx

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  3. Mrs.B15 May 2016 at 23:24:00 BST

    Fab fun card Chris, love the birds on your colourful background.
    Avril xx

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  4. My name is Erika.15 May 2016 at 23:34:00 BST

    This is so bright and cheery and lots of fun! Someone is getting a great birthday card. Happy new week. Erika

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  5. Etsuko16 May 2016 at 01:09:00 BST

    Beautiful card and great result. xx

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  6. Bleubeard and Elizabeth16 May 2016 at 04:24:00 BST

    Golly Chris, seems like everyone is focusing on monoprints this week. Very impressive card. I never seem to get the gelli prints right. Yours turned out fantastic. I suspect I stop too soon. You added just the right number of layers and stencils to turn this into a colorful and fun birthday card. Gotta love the adorable birds, too.

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  7. Bleubeard and Elizabeth16 May 2016 at 04:47:00 BST

    I just followed the link to the Paper Artsy blog and must congratulate you on your win. OK, I know it's a random number, but it's got to be a great win, regardless. And 50 pounds is no small amount, either! You go, girl!

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  8. Brenda Brown16 May 2016 at 06:16:00 BST

    An utterly delightful card Chris, beautiful colours and design love as I am sure your friend will xxx

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  9. Valerie-Jael16 May 2016 at 06:48:00 BST

    Wonderful card, love the colours and style, really great! Hugs, Valerie

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  10. chrissie16 May 2016 at 08:24:00 BST

    Terrific card for male or female will make them happy for sure

    Love Chrissie xx

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  11. Redanne16 May 2016 at 09:09:00 BST

    Your Gelli plate background is superb, I love the colours and those little birdies are just delightful! Lovely work Chris... Hugs, Anne xx

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  12. Anonymous16 May 2016 at 09:26:00 BST

    What a great card! Catherine x

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  13. SewPaperPaint16 May 2016 at 15:27:00 BST

    Woo hoo Chris! Way to go on winning some PaperArtsy loot! So happy to see you as the winner this time. Yippee!!!

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  14. Pamellia16 May 2016 at 15:28:00 BST

    This is so much fun Chris, can't help but smile at those bright and cheery colours and quirky birds! hugs :)

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  15. Sandy16 May 2016 at 16:44:00 BST

    Absolutely delightful - the back ground could not be better and goes with your foreground perfectly. Love the colors and your birds!
    sandy xx

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  16. sheila 7716 May 2016 at 20:29:00 BST

    Super work, Chris, I loved the background you made (more a lovely abstract painting than a background) and then I loved the picture you made with these sweet birds and all the extras even more. It's a great card.

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  17. Meggymay16 May 2016 at 21:08:00 BST

    A super background for your fun card Chris, it looks great.
    Yvonne xx

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  18. Rita16 May 2016 at 22:47:00 BST

    Lovely gelli print and cute, cheery card. :)

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  19. hazel17 May 2016 at 10:11:00 BST

    A wonderful fun and happy card.
    xxx Hazel.

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  20. Anonymous17 May 2016 at 17:08:00 BST

    This is fabulous Chris and so loving the use of the gelli plate for it.the colours are just beautiful.sorry for not having been around for a bit and hope everything is ok with you
    X catherine

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  21. Ruth25 May 2016 at 21:16:00 BST

    Cheery paints and cheery birds equal cheery card! Fab work....Ruth xx

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