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Multiple circles

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.

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  7. Glad to have you as a guest designer on STB. Your card is perfect with the repetitive circles. I like your stamping in each one and the different sizes of circles. Great colors too.

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  11. I came by to leave you a proper comment, even though I got a sneak peek! Love your take on the Topping and your card turned out so pretty! So happy to have you with us for this challenge.

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  14. Love the variety of stamped images on your diecut circles, this looks like such a versatile design, thankyou for being our guest at STB, Cathy x

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  15. Your card is perfect with your die cut circles. This would be a great masculine card. Thanks for being our guest at STB.

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  17. This most definitely could work as a masculine card! Love the stamped circles. It almost looks like a book cover with a spine. Thanks so much for guesting with us!

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  19. I’ll admit this is an idea that I wanted to try myself! But I somehow manage to not remember when the right theme pops up and then regret! But I’m very happy to see this card – the colors look gorgeous and I love the look of the offset images and the card design. Great inspiration for us. Thank you for guesting with us!!

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