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Saturday, 5 July 2014

Happy Birthday Kylie!

Goodness,we have another Birthday in the house today!!
Today I am here to say a very Happy Birthday to my friend Kylie. Many of you know Kylie in the crafting world and will know her as the owner of Addicted to CAS and Addicted to Stamps and More. I met Kylie in the blogging world and was lucky enough to join her Design Teams. We became close in the virtual world and then met this Easter IRL when Kylie stayed with me for a week. We had a ball and now have a friendship I believe will be life long.
She is one special lady and we could not let this day go by without have a Surprise linky Birthday Party for Kylie!! You can all join in by going to Loll's blog and linking up your card there.

Here is my card I made for my very dear friend:



I tired something new to me-stamping and clear embossing the rainbow of butterflies then water colouring them in all the colours of the rainbow. I tried to be creative by just going with the flow around the edge plus adding in a few splatters. I was not so sure about it but I thought Kylie would appreciate my attempt to step outside my comfort zone!!

Well Happy Birthday Hon and who would know you had finally reached 21!!

And don't forget to join the party and link up your card here with our hostess Loll-the link is open for 2 weeks so plenty of time to party on!!

I an entering this into the new challenge The Nixed Media Card Challenge Blog. This is a surprise to me as I thought I would never be able to enter this challenge as my cards are usually not suitable. But I read the definition of a mixed media card on the blog as was very happy to see that this card met the criteria...and I have to say I feel quite proud of myself for achieving this!! The theme for this challenge is 'nature'

I will also enter this into the 'Things with Wing' challenge at Crafty Creations and the 'Follow your Rainbow' at Paper Pretties



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26 comments:

  1. maria f.5 July 2014 at 22:07

    So very pretty Sandie.

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  2. Kylie5 July 2014 at 22:22

    Well, well sneaky woman. You already know how I feel about this card. LOVE IT! wow, what a wonderful surprise to wake up to. Thank you so much!!!! xx

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  3. Loll5 July 2014 at 23:38

    Hi Sandie. This is awesome!!! I love your watercolored background - it's beautiful. And a rainbow of butterflies for Kylie --- perfect. Thanks so much for all your help with this party for Kylie - so appreciated! Loll xx

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  4. Barb Ghig5 July 2014 at 23:48

    Beautiful color palette on your water coloring, and I love your 'Rainbow of Butterflies', Sandie! Such a lovely card for Kylie's birthday!

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  5. Tenia Nelson6 July 2014 at 03:03

    So so pretty!!!

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  6. Vicki Dutcher6 July 2014 at 03:03

    Such a perfect card for Kylie!! Well done!

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  7. Yvonne Garner6 July 2014 at 03:32

    Hi Sandie, what a really cool card! Thanks so much for a warm welcome back to blogland! Hugs, Yvonne

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  8. Darnell6 July 2014 at 06:29

    Way to go, Sandie! This is absolutely fabulous! I don't think I'll ever be doing mixed media, but you are very inspirational! I love everything about this beautiful card for Kylie!! Hugs, Darnell

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  9. Lynn6 July 2014 at 12:44

    Oh I love the softness of the watercolors. Gorgeous card for Kylie! xx

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  10. joy6 July 2014 at 12:52

    Visiting from The Mixed Media Card Challenge! Love this pretty rainbow of butterflies - great card, Sandie!

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  11. Jackie Rockwell6 July 2014 at 13:13

    Sooo HAPPY you stepped out of your comfort zone with this card Sandy! Wow, I LOVE this dreamy card so much!!!

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  12. Cornelia (fun stamping)6 July 2014 at 13:51

    Beautiful dreamy watercolor background! A butterfly rainbow - so perfect for Kylie!

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  13. Deepti6 July 2014 at 14:49

    This is such a beautiful way to create the rainbow :) lovely water colors effect, I am so glad you could join the MMCC :)

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  14. Gerrina6 July 2014 at 18:06

    This is a beautiful step out of the box! Love the colours and splatters; such a beautiful background! Hope you have a fun sunday evening, hugs, Gerrina

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  15. Kim Heggins6 July 2014 at 19:03

    Wow...what a stunning card! And a very sweet birthday card too. I am sure Kylie will be over the moon excited to receive this work of art!

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  16. Anita in France6 July 2014 at 20:36

    Way to go stepping out of your comfort zone, Sandie ... I was the same with the mixed media ... till I saw Shirley's and Maria's posts at MMCC, so I may just have a play! This is such a fabulous card for Kylie ... a gorgeous watercolour rainbow, complete with sequin 'raindrops'! Anita :)

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  17. Flo Langley7 July 2014 at 12:53

    Fabulous effects. Gorgeous card Sandie.
    Hugs, Flo xx

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  18. Julia Aston7 July 2014 at 14:48

    What a fun butterfly rainbow stamp! your watercoloring over the clear embossing is just beautiful! thanks so much for joining us in the first Mixed Media card challenge Sandie!

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  19. Pia S7 July 2014 at 17:43

    I think this water color technique suits the image perfectly! You achieved a great result stepping out of your comfort zone!

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  21. Anonymous7 July 2014 at 19:59

    What a stunning card!! Thanks for playing this week at MMCC!

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  22. shirley-bee7 July 2014 at 21:03

    Love your mixed media card, Sandie - that background is fabulous!

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  23. cm9 July 2014 at 15:16

    Look at you, stepping out of your comfort zone and winding up in a style that suits you to a "t." Seriously, Sandie, this is stupendously gorgeous; you're working magic with water-colouring ! As for 'mixed media' - you are rocking with this technique, while still maintaining your incredible cas style! You 'may' be inspiring me give mixed media a go. If only water-colouring and I would play nicely together! Smitten with this, as I know Kylie is, too!
    Hugs~c

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  24. sannalippert10 July 2014 at 00:03

    I love this card, Sandie!! such gorgeous design and colours!!! love it! thanks for playing along with us at TMMCC blog :)

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  25. My Paper Epiphany27 July 2014 at 02:03

    Gorgeous! i love the colours and the rainbow of butterflies!

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  26. Shery Russ30 July 2014 at 11:02

    Thought I'd pop in to say I really love the artsy look you achieved with the embossing and watercoloring, Sandie! Beautiful mixed media card :o)

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