Hi everyone! I needed a birthday card for stamp club yesterday afternoon so I got up determined to use some stamps and dies I hadn’t used yet! That was a decision in and of itself! lol
I settled on this Twig Wreath set from Papertrey Ink. Watch out though if you buy it, the dies aren’t open. So that’s a lot of time spent making templates to cut what you stamped! ugh.
I did an ink smooshed background with Fossilized Amber Distress ink on Watercolor paper. I linked to the paper section of SLS. WOW… look at all the options Cindy has to offer! Then stamped the images in Picked Raspberry, Broken China and Peeled Paint Distress inks.
I used mounting squares on the flowers and glued the wreath down with Mono Multi glue. Tied on some twine.
You’ll notice the edge around the perimeter of the card. I use an Avery Elle Rectangle die that is the exact size of the card-base… I love the finished look it gives the card. I don’t see it as still available to link to though. THIS set from Simon Says Stamp shows the largest die is the size of a card front though.
Linking to….
Sieze the Birthday Challenge – Birthday/Anything Goes
My card won Birthday Honors! Thank you ladies!
Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes With Dies 
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Love it. You ate the crafty one…
I mean ARE the crafty one!!!
Very pretty! You are SO creative! My background would just look like I spilled something on it – yours is lovely art! This one could be framed, dear friend!
Well, I’m trying to leave a comment, but I can’t stop laughing at the comment above by Diana ” you ate the crafty one” hahaha!! Okay here I go…. that is really really gorgeous! I love the colors of the flowers, the pretty little clusters you made, and your watercolor smooshed background! Glad you got this set out! Makes me want to get mine out!
What a pretty card Pam! So cute! 🙂
So pretty and summery!!! I really need to perfect my smooshing-yours looks very controlled!!
Wow! One of the prettiest ever. Love the background and all the colors you used. May have to case this one 🙂
Glad I got to see this IRL. Lucky Carolyn for getting this beautiful card.
This was my favorite of your cards yesterday at club. I liked the funky wreath and flowers
Looked so right on it. Don’t remember though who was lucky enough to get it!!
This is gorgeous, Pam. Wow!!!
so pretty, love all the flowers and your smooshed background 🙂
Such a pretty card Pam. Lots of fun and happy colors. The layout and placement of flowers and inking are perfect. Wonderful job Pam!
Aww…what a pretty Happy Birthday Card – (my birthday is Monday) – love the colors,flowers, and the grunge background.
Love your card but it must have been a pain to cut out that wreath. The smooshing is so pretty and really enhances your card. Also like all your special touches. Beautiful card, Pam!! Have a great week-end!
Very pretty Pam. I love all the colors!
Love this Pam – so artsy!! Fabulous smooshed background!!!
Hi Pam. Hope your weekend teaching went well 🙂
Beautiful card. I love the layout and the colours.
Not sure what you mean by these dies not being open, though? Can you please explain?
Mwah. X
Pam this is such a beautiful wreath! I always find choosing stamps to be the biggest decision!
Oh goodness Pam, you take the simplest looking things and create such lovely cards!
And you are enabling me again… 😉
XO Nana
oooh, this is so pretty! i love your colour choices and the smoothed background!
Wow! Love it! The background, the twig wreath — fabulous! I’m trying to focus on what I haven’t used yet, but there’s quite a pile of dies. This looks amazing!
What a sweet and delicate card! your color selections are delightful!
Thanks a bunch for playing along at Seize The birthday!
Patti
Oh, this is beautiful! I love the composition and the colour scheme – and that smooshy splattery background! Thanks for playing along at Seize The Birthday 🙂
Beautiful Card…Love the color splash at the background…simply awesome.Thank you so much for joining us at Happy Little Stampers – Anything goes with dies Challenge.