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Happy Friday Everyone!

In case you don't have a 

huge amount of time what

with preparations for the

weekend, shopping and

the like ........ 

I have a gorgeous birthday

card to share with you today

from Claire Jackson ......

"With spring just around the corner, 

I’ve returned to one of my favourite 

PaperArtsy Hot Picks stamps 

for a quick and easy birthday card.

First I stamped the flower and 

masked it off. 

Next I masked the top of the card 

and used Distress Oxide ink and stencils

 to build up the bottom strip. 

I used a damp baby wipe to

 knock the ink back in places.

Keeping the flower mask in place I 

stencilled the top portion of the card with 

a variety of Stampers Anonymous 

Tim Holtz layering stencils.

 I inked a Kaisercraft stamp with black 

Archival ink and pressed parts of it onto 

the card without using a block.

Removing the flower mask I used 

watercolour pencils to add a little shading

 around the flower and to the petals 

and to finish off the sentiment is a 

double die cut layered black over white.

You can vary the colours to make a 

card for almost any occasion."

Thank you Claire for a lovely

card.  Surprising how many

birthdays there are in February ....

Interesting to see what can

be done without using loads of stash!

'Til tomorrow

Mickie xx