Thursday, March 11, 2010

Happy Birthday, Jamie!


My SIL's birthday is next week, and for once, I actually have a birthday card made a head of time! Jamie LOVES stars, so I thought "It's Your Birthday" by Sweet Pea Stamps was the perfect choice for her card.


"It's Your Birthday" was colored with copic markers, and had a bit of sparkle added to her wings with spica pens. I added Ice Stickles in Lemon Ice to the flame and little stars, and I'm afraid I went a little overboard. This was my first time using the Ice Stickles, and they dry to a more solid finish than regular stickles do. I actually had to do in with a pin and scrap off some of them so you could actually see the stamped lines! So be warned if you're like me and haven't tried out Ice Stickles before - use a VERY light hand when applying them.

The sentiment is also by Sweet Pea Stamps, and I thought it went perfectly with the image. Jamie has been having a rough time of it lately, so I thought a nice inspirational saying would be appropriate.

Copic markers used:


Challenges I participated in with this card:
Sweet Pea Stamps - spring / color challenge / flowers
Paper Sundaes - color challenge
Magical Crafts - things with wings
By the Cute & Girly - spring is in the air
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - celebrations
Cupcake Crafts - flower power
Stamp with Fun - Spring
Crafty Cardmakers - feminine form

Thanks for stopping by!

17 comments:

  1. This card is amazing! Jamie is a lucky girl!! ;)

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  2. wow your card is beautiful !! thanks for joining in our challenge.
    hugs tina46
    swf-team

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  3. SO gorgeous! Love all the sparkles and your coloring is fantastic.
    Hugs, Christine

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  4. amazing card, love the way you colour the images
    x

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  5. what a gorgeous card! I used this image for mine too... great minds think alike!!!BEAUTIFUL...

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  6. oh wow! wonderful! Your coloring is gorgeous!
    Thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes!

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  7. Very pretty fairy card with lovely stars with bling! The sentiment you have used is very apt too. Thanks for playing along at Magical Crafts.
    Carol Ann xx

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  8. Stunning card Melissa, gorgeous colourng. Bet your SIL is going to love it.

    Thanks for joining us at Magical Crafts.

    Hugs

    Joanne xx

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  9. Fantastic card, it's amazing how people use these stamps so differently, the colours are gorgeous and very feminine. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers x

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  10. Wow this is one stunning card, love the soft colours wit that beautiful image. Thanks for sharing at BTC&G
    Pinky

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  11. Wow Melissa, what a beautiful card. I'm sure your SIL will love it! The image is stunning and coloured perfectly and I really love your simple layout. Thanks for joining us at cupcake craft challenge this week. Hugs, Denise x

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  12. Gorgeous card! Love the colours and the Sweet Pea image is so cute. :) Thanks for joining us over at By the Cute and Girly this month.

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  13. So soft and beautiful! i LOVE the sentiment!! Glad you participated in this weeks colour challenge with Paper Sundaes!

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  14. Wow, this is beautiful!!!! I love how you colored your image! And your flower is stunning! Thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes!

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  15. another lover of these wonderful stamps - im amazed how different they can look, its fabulous hun, well done

    thanks for playin with us at crafty cardmakers xx

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  16. Beautifully done! I have 20 of these stamps :D

    Your colours are spectacular and colouring spot on, beautiful x

    Thank you for joining us at crafty cardmakers x

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