26 October 2014

Happy Birthday Shirley

Hi there!

Someone who's blog I've been following for some time, and who's work I really admire is celebrating her birthday today!

Happy birthday to you , Shirley !

Shirley's cards are a real inspiration and I love the artsy look of her designs. I know she loves poppy flowers...




To make the card I have cut a stencil with my Silhouette cameo using the poppy fields cutting file from the Silhouette online store. Sponged with hero arts distress inks. To add some interest I divided the design in 3 parts, and popped it up using foam tape.

I hope you will have  a fabulous day Shirley!

Off I go to link up my card at Maria from Rieslingmama who's hosting a linky party for Shirley!


Thanks for visiting me today!





17 comments:

Neets B said...

Lovely card, Hannelie. Great colour choice for your sponging, I'm sure Shirley will love it x

maria f. said...

Poppies - a perfect choice, Hannelie. Thanks for coming to Shirley's party!

Marjan said...

Erg mooi gedaan met het zelfgemaakte stencil en de poppy's. De paneeltjes maken echt het verschil! Je vriendin zal dit prachtig vinden.

sandie said...

wow this is so perfect for Shirley and cutting into 3 is inspired!

Ardyth said...

Love the effect on the petals and the strips of green - gorgeous!

Sarah G said...

Love your gorgeous design - the flowers are perfect for Shirley! The three panels give it a cool designer look :)

Irish Cherokee said...

An excellent birthday card for Shirley. She will love the coloring technique. Love it. - Jim

Deepti said...

This is gorgeous , love the panels u created :)

Petra Swart said...

Hi, vrou, dit is nou regtig iets besonders hierdie!!! Jou poppies is pragtig - mal oor die effek wat jy met die sponging gekry het, dit lyk stunning!!!! En ja, ek sou nooit daaraan gedink het om die drie panele te sny nie en as ek dalk sou, sou ek almal ewe wyd gesny het - jy was nou weer briljant om dit verskillende wydtes te sny!!!! Jy is altyd vol aangename verrassings!!! Ek kyk en kyk nou so na die kaartjie en ek weet IRL is hy nog baie mooier as op die skerm!!! Shirley gaan beslis net so mal soos ek oor die kaartjie wees!!! Ek ken haar nie, maar gaan nou gou by haar inloer!!!
Groete, vrou en 'n baie aangename week vir jou!!!

Marika said...

This is beautiful! I love your idea of dividing the main picture into three. Great card!

Gerrina said...

De poppies zijn prachtig! En dat in delen op de kaart plakken heel mooi. Hoop dat je een fijn weekend had, groetjes, Gerrina

Edwina said...

Hi Hannelie, This card is so beautiful! I love it. Thanks for sharing. Edwina Brown

wienerhoneymooners said...

Just gorgeous Hannelie, love the panel design!!!!

Amelia Breytenbach said...

Pragtig Hannelie. Ek hou baie van die panele en die waterverf effek wat jy geskep het.
Amelia

Julia Aston said...

Great design on this with the cut panels - lovely stenciling on your poppies!

shirley-bee said...

This is beautiful, Hannelie! I love the tonal sponging on the poppies and how you've divided the panel into three. Thank you so much for joining the linky party :)

Anita in France said...

Ooooh, Hannelie ... poppies, how absolutely gorgeous and how completely perfect for Shirley! The delicate sponged blooms are just so beautiful and I love the three popped up panels! Hugs, Anita :)