Friday, 25 October 2024

Feathers for Seize the Birthday

 


Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Vicki has chosen feather as the theme.


Or play along with our anything goes birthday option.
It's a great way to build up your birthday card stash!


Our party guests Fran and Leslie, along with my team mates have something to tickle your fancy, so I hope you can play along!

I was asked to make a birthday card for an 18 year old girl with a bit of sparkle or shine, (but not too much), and feathers.

I have a few mica powders and perfect pearl powders and thought I'd brush them onto the stamped feathers. The mica stuck pretty well to the versamark ink.

I brushed off the excess and sprayed a very fine mist of water over the card to set the perfect pearls. Not sure if this is necessary, but I did it anyway lol!
Here's a closer look at the shimmer.


I layered the gold numbers and sentiment onto a black base for a bit of shadow.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Deep Red feather and Carabelle Studios live your dreams feather stamps; versamark ink; perfect pearls in various colours; Kaisercraft number dies; Dress My Craft congratulations die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

16 comments:

Vicki Dutcher said...

Great color combo for your background feathers!

Leslie Miller said...

The first thing I noticed was the shine of the feathers. Beautiful! I'd say you got the degree of shine just right for the recipient. I'm glad to be guesting with you for this challenge!

Pat said...

Wonderful colours of mica powders you added over the Versamark stamped leaves Cathy and together they make a beautiful 18th birthday card. x

Viv said...

Such a sophisticated and elegant card Cathy - love the colour combo and the splash of gold is perfect! x

Inkyfingers said...

What a clever idea to use the perfect pearls on the feathers! They are so delicate and the lovely sheen makes them really stand out. A gorgeous card!
Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM.
Hugs
Carol x

Nancy said...

Love your choice of colors on this wonderful card, Cathy! So classy!

Barbara said...

Cathy, I need a card for an 18 year old girl and I want to thank you for this inspiration. I will add just a bit more glam for this person.

Linda said...

Cathy, your shimmery feathers are so pretty and colorful. Beautiful card. Have a great week.

The Crafty Den said...

A really beautiful and elegant 18th birthday card Cathy. The shimmer looks gorgeous. Thanks for sharing with us at Krafty Chicks challenge. Hugs, Denise x

shirley-bee said...

Great mica shimmer on your feathers, Cathy! I’m sure the 18-year-old would have loved it!

JoAnn said...

Your shimmery feathers are so pretty Cathy. Love the different colors you used.

Colleen said...

Oh I love the shine and the colors you used for the feathers! That is an interesting request for an 18 year old girl (feathers), but your card definitely fits the bill and is gorgeous as well!

Catie Cuddles said...

Oh those feathers are brilliant - love the mica shine!
Thank you for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More challenge.
Happy crafting!
Catherine x DT

Ashwini Rao said...

I love the pairing of the soft, pastel feathers with that lovely bit of gold in the sentiment. Plus, adding it in the matted frame really beings it all together. Great design and execution, Cathy!

JulieP said...

"tickle your fancy" I see what you did there! LOL!!! This is beautiful! Love the color combo with the gold.

Glenda J said...

Your shimmery feathers are awesome! Great colour combo for this fabulous card.