Fri
09
Because I'm Happy
When making this colorful card to share with you today, this song kept running through my head--you know the one, from the movie "Up" sung by Pharrell Williams....Happy!
Here's a little reminder...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM (turn up the volume and skip the advertisement if it pops up)
Because I'm Happy
I'm featuring the Chic Chevron Stencil inked in multiple pigment colors.
- I applied repositional adhesive (tape runner) onto the reverse side of the stencil and pressed it onto my card panel. If there were any gaps, I lifted the stencil and applied more adhesive until the stencil was super flat on the paper.
- I daubbed the pigment ink pad (cat's eye) directly onto the stencil taking up about 3 rows of the chevron per color then blending the colors (darker over lighter).
- Remove the stencil. While the ink is still wet (pigment ink dries slowly so there's time) heat emboss the colors with clear embossing powder. I love the shiny hard-shell look of the chevron lines and those colors make me happy!
- I added the Glorious Gerber Daisies--paper pieced with purple petals and the whimsical Tinsel Ropes.
- For the sentiment I stamped the word 'Happy" from the Happy Birthday Background stamp using permanent black ink onto acetate---using acetate allows the stenciled chevron to show through.
Happy Friday!
I would be happy if I received a card like this!
Posted by: Ann | 05/09/2014 at 03:31 AM
Very Sweet!
Posted by: Lani Westover | 05/09/2014 at 05:51 AM
Lovely Card!
Posted by: Karen Buchanan | 05/09/2014 at 06:04 AM
A colorful sunny card that makes me happy and looking forward to summer :)
Hugs, Jorunn
Posted by: JorunnB | 05/09/2014 at 06:50 AM
I love your card. It made me very happy!
Posted by: Margarita Navarro-Rivera | 05/09/2014 at 07:24 AM
This is a happy card...can hear Pharrell in the background when I look at it.
Posted by: conil | 05/09/2014 at 08:02 AM
I love the "happy" chevron card. The colors are so bright and cheerful, it really does make you happy to look at. I also like the idea of embossing the colors to make seem even brighter - a technique I will have to try.
Posted by: Alison Murray | 05/09/2014 at 08:10 AM
Beautiful card, Jenny! Chevron patterns are so popular right now, and I love all the bright colors you used. But I hate to be the one to tell you, but Pharrel Williams' song "Happy" is not from the movie Up; it's from the movie Despicable Me 2. Either way, your card sure makes ME feel like dancing! Very nice!
Posted by: Michele | 05/09/2014 at 08:31 AM
Great color combo on the chevrons. Very summery.
Posted by: Thalia Gomes | 05/09/2014 at 08:42 AM
What a beautiful and colorful card, makes me happy!
Posted by: Iris | 05/09/2014 at 08:52 AM
You are so right Michelle--the Happy song IS from Despicable Me 2--what was I thinking? Sometimes you're thinking one thing and you write something else...guilty. Thanks for the correction!
Posted by: jenny | 05/09/2014 at 08:56 AM
Gorgeous colours. Love the chevron stencil. Things that make me happy; sunshine, marshmallows in hot chocolate, laughing and crafting with friends, comments LOL
Posted by: ionabunny | 05/09/2014 at 09:33 AM
So pretty, love the happy colors!
Posted by: Lynn | 05/09/2014 at 10:11 AM
Pooh! Such a cool card! I need that Gerber Daisy stencil!
Posted by: Lori Hable | 05/09/2014 at 10:41 AM
(I meant "Ooh", Jenny..... Not "pooh"). :)
Posted by: Lori Hable | 05/09/2014 at 10:42 AM
So gorgeous!!! I ADORE all the colors!
Posted by: meganl | 05/09/2014 at 10:47 AM
Indeed, a happy card.
Posted by: michelle starke | 05/09/2014 at 10:50 AM
What a delightful card! And seeing my children and grandchild happy makes me happy!
Posted by: Lillian Child | 05/09/2014 at 11:36 AM
This card makes me "HAPPY", so colorful, love the Gerbers, fantastic looking card.
Posted by: Anne Buist | 05/09/2014 at 11:47 AM
Love these sunny colors !
Posted by: patscrap91 | 05/09/2014 at 12:28 PM
Oh, this card makes me HAPPY! Love the colorful chevron.
Posted by: Kelley_R | 05/09/2014 at 01:41 PM
Flowers make me happy! I love your card, this flower die looks awesome. And your chevron background is so colorful and happy! :) Great ideas, love how it came together. I don't have this stencil...yet! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Posted by: Katie B. | 05/09/2014 at 02:56 PM
Beautiful colors; very energizing!
Posted by: A. Edwards | 05/09/2014 at 03:02 PM
Sush a happy card! I enjoyed the video too - thank you for making me Happy!
Posted by: Lynn Hardy | 05/09/2014 at 03:15 PM
I was checking out the stencils today for the first time and I LIKE them! At first I wasn't sure how they were going to work, but to be able to emboss AND color...GREAT IDEA!
Posted by: Dawn | 05/09/2014 at 03:33 PM