It is an honor to be guesting at Seize the Birthday with the challenge theme being Repetitive die cut. I was fortunate because when I found out about being the guest designer I was already mulling over an idea that involved repetitive die cutting. Having seen quite a few cards that used something along these lines I was eager to try my own and this card is the result.

Using a piece of watercolour CS I inked it using the ink pad directly to the paper. Then I took a sponge and spread it around a bit before adding another colour. I used Broken china and Wild Honey Distress Oxides using a sponge as with the first colour, and because the ink wasn’t dry before I added the second colour they mixed well in places to give a green blend. I left it overnight to fully dry before moving on to my next step which was to stamp images all over the piece. For this I used two stamp sets, one an MFT set and the other by GKD. When I had enough images on my piece and had ensured the ink was a deep enough black, I used a infinity die circle set from Hero Arts and cut out various size circles with selections from each stamped image. I took a piece of Glimmer CS from a small pack from Lawn Fawn and cut it to size for the card front gluing it onto a white note card. Then, I took a scrap piece of navy CS making a small strip down one side. The next step was to play with the circles moving them around until I found the right placement. Once I was happy with the placement I took each circle and added foam tape popping up each one as I did so. One or two circles had a doubled up piece of foam tape giving room to add another just behind.

I added some Trinity Stamp gems that change colour as the card is moved and a Vertical Greeting from an old GKD stamp set. I cut off a small strip from the inked piece as the background for the greeting. I think this set is probably the very first one purchased from Gina K actually. It was fun creating this card and I love how it has turned out. I like that it can be used for either a male or a female too although most likely it will be for a male’s birthday.

Thanks for spending your valuable time with me today and good luck with your own creations for the challenge.