1.22.2012

Happy Birthday, Angelica!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANGELICA!!

 


I am SOOOOO happy to be a part of this fabulous hop for the one and only, Angelica! 

You should be arriving here from Mel's blog! If not, you can start at Kathy's blog and hop your way through! 

I have worked with Angelica now for over a year and count her as one of my very good friends- she's always there to listen, she gives me a boost when I need it, and she always goes out of her way to help and support me in everything I do. While I haven't actually *met* her in real life, I feel like we are two peas in a pod- we GET each other, and sometimes that's hard to find (especially when you're a little, um, weird. ok. not weird. cool. yup, let's call it cool.)!

So.... to celebrate Angelica's birthday (and hopefully put a big SMILE on her face!) I made her this card:


I had a lot of fun with this one! And I don't **think** she's gotten it in the mail yet so I'm ruining the surprise a bit! HAHA! I started with glossy paper and heat embossed the Honeycomb background with white embossing powder. Then, I had some fun and added some Distress Stains (Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, Frayed Burlap, Wild Honey) with my Aqua Painter to create a fun watercolor look! It was REALLY hard to capture in the photo, but it looks really cool in real life! 

I heat embossed the sentiment and hearts (Simple Joys and Follow Your Heart) with black embossing powder on vellum so that the honeycomb pattern would shine through! 

I hope you love your card and have a FABULOUS birthday, Angelica! I can't wait to see you next week at CHA!!!

From here, hope on over to Kim's blog!


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39 comments:

  1. Very cute...I love that background!

    Lisa
    http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com
    lnorris21 at hotmail dot com

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  2. So cool, the distress stains look awesome on there. Great color choices! It is a BEAUTIFUL card! Hugs- Glora

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  3. This is so pretty! I love the embossed image on shiny paper! TFS! {hugs!} Lauren

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  4. Love , love, love, that background!! Brilliant card Steph! xxx

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  5. Very cute. Great paper.

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  6. WOW! Stephanie, that background technique is absolutely wonderful! Thanks for sharing how you did that! I LOVE YOUR CARD!!!

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  7. Beautiful card, love the face that you designed the paper for the background.
    janiceaeschliman.blogspot.com

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  8. The detail on this card is fabulous. Wow!

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  9. Awesome card! Love the white honeycomb background...so pretty! TFS
    hugs,
    joni

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  10. What a cool background! TFS joy4umetoo at hotmail dot com

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  11. I love the white embossed honeycomb background. It just occurred to me that I was thinking it was chicken wire and that is why I went with a cow/farm theme. Beautiful card and I also like the way you embossed the sentiment on vellum! Thanks for sharing!

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  12. Stephanie. I LOVE what you've done with this background!!! Totally gonna borrow that idea-it's awesome!!!!!

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  13. Oh I am so jealous that you are going to CHA!!!! you create such fabulous stuff... I love it.

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  14. Holy cow this is awesome!!! I sooooo can't wait to meet you....this coming weekend...yahoo!!!!

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  15. Steph! i love all the different textures on your card! You colored the inside of the honeycomb stamp... how clever! Amazing job!
    -Sam

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  16. I love the staining you did! This is fabulous!

    megan.saxe@gmail.com

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  17. I like what you did w/the honeycomb design.
    marg0006@verizon.net
    Loving Scrapper101

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  18. Hi Stephanie, your card is really lovely. I think the background looks so beautiful and I love how you put the sentiment on vellum!!

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  19. I love the honeycomb look for background on this beautifully simple card! Awesome Job!

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  20. Your card is just simply fabulous!!! I love how you colored the background..

    Scrappy hugs,
    Amanda :0)

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  21. What a great idea to heat emboss the honeycomb ... and the colors are great!!!

    pruttybird at comcast dot net

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  22. Love the idea of embossing and coloring the background. Great job.

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  23. Beautiful! love the spots of color :)

    Micia

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  24. Great Job I love the way it came out.

    Linda
    lmkindell1@verizon.net
    lindashappyplace.blogspot.com

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  25. Love, Love, Love, how this came out. I may have to scrap-lift. Smooches... Felicia - frankleecrafts [at] gmail [dot] com

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  26. awesome, Stephanie! I love what you did with that background stamp!!

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  27. Wow, love the background pattern! Such a great idea! TFS this wonderful card!
    hugs, Jenn

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  28. Love the card! And your background is FABULOUS!!!

    cassandracaubleatyahoodotcom
    www.Ctimz3.blogspot.com

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  29. Gorgeous card! I love all the details! You did a great job!
    lindagk23ataoldotcom

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  30. Wonderful--I like how you created the background.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  31. Happy Birthday Angelica! The Birthday Card Is Too Cute!! Great Birthday Blog Hop!!

    bolvera66@yahoo.com

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  32. Awesome card!! I love how you painted in the background colors.

    Hugs,
    Amy
    http://www.scrappingmommy.com

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  33. I love how you took the paper and made it be extra special by painting it with your Aqua Painter.
    Tracy
    http://scrappininthewoods.blogspot.com

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  34. That's a neat card you made there.

    Sew Sweet N Crafty
    SewSweetNCrafty.blogspot.com

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  35. What a cute card!!!

    Hugs,
    Michelle

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  36. What a simply LOVELY card!!! Such pretty colors too!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  37. I adore this, girlfriend! The technique you used is WAY cool, um, I hope you're planning on showing me that this weekend!! Love ya - couldn't ask for a better DT coordinator, but above all, friend! You simply ROCK.

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  38. That card is so cute!! I love how you used the background!! So creative!!
    TFS!! Take Care!!
    Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

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