{"id":136,"date":"2019-08-03T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/articles\/craftangles-birthday-challenge\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T11:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T06:20:24","slug":"craftangles-birthday-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-birthday-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Craftangles ‘Birthday’ challenge!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nWelcome to the Craftangles ‘Birthday’ Challenge<\/a> for the month of August!<\/div>\n
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\nDo play and link up your entries HERE<\/a><\/div>\n
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\nI have some birthday cards to inspire you to play today.<\/div>\n
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\nFor the first two cards, I used a technique demonstrated  by Kristina Werner recently.<\/div>\n
\nI used make up brushes (from Amazon) to do the ink blending! Khyati had suggested these brushes, and OMG! they are the best for ink blending!!!<\/div>\n
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\nFor the first card, I started of by blending Distress inks through the Craftangles ‘flower cluster’ stencil <\/a>onto the background panel of Craftangles white cardstock.<\/a> I then die cut the large numbers in Craftangles earl grey card stock and white cardstock<\/a>, and layered them. I then stamped and die cut the sentiment panels and adhered them with 3D foam tape. I added some clear Craftangles sequins to finish the card.<\/div>\n
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\nFor the second card, I first used the newly released Craftangles masking paper to cut out the number 50 and adhered it to the Craftangles white card base.<\/a> I then  blended the background colours onto the Craftangles white cardstock panel. After blending the colours, I used the same stencil as the card above, to blend more colour onto the card base. This gave it tone on tone look.<\/div>\n
\nOnce done, I removed the mask and added a stamped sentiment along with some clear sequins to finish the card.<\/div>\n

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\nFor the second set of cards, I used simple stencilling and combined it with floral die cuts and liquid watercolours.<\/div>\n

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\nFor these cards, I started by stencilling (Herrringbone)<\/a> the background with a light blending of Black soot distress ink. I used Craftangles liquid watercolours<\/a> to paint a piece of watercolour carstock and then die cut the flowers. I combined the coloured flowers with white diecuts and then sprinkled them with some more watercolour.<\/div>\n
\nI finished the card with some jute twine and some sequins and resin beads and a simple sentiment.<\/div>\n
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\nThe next card is a simple shaker. I used the Craftangles rays stencil<\/a> for the background and then cut out the number 50. I made this into a simple shaker and added the <\/div>\n
\nCraftangles ‘designer denim’ sequins mix.<\/a><\/div>\n
\nA bold sentiment and a few sequins adhered to the outside, finished this card.<\/div>\n

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\nFor the last card, I experimented with the newly released Craftangles alcohol ink paper and Craftangles liquid watercolours<\/a>.<\/div>\n
\nThey work beautifully, but take some time to dry. Once semidry, I added some gold foil to the paper. It stuck to the parts where more ink had collected.<\/div>\n
\nI then die cut this panel and adhered it to a white card base with a floral die cut and a birthday sentiment to finish the card.<\/div>\n

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\nI hope you have enjoyed these cards and will be tempted to play along.<\/div>\n
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\nThanks so much for stopping by!<\/div>\n
\nHave a great day!<\/div>\n
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\nParu Mahtani<\/div>\n
\nParu’s Perceptions.<\/div>\n

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Hello! Welcome to the Craftangles ‘Birthday’ Challenge for the month of August! Do play and link up your entries HERE I have some birthday cards to inspire you to play today. For the first two cards, I used a technique demonstrated  by Kristina Werner recently. I used make up brushes (from Amazon) to do the ink blending!… <\/p>\n

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