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July 17, 2026

Grand Dahlia Birthday

Hello everyone.  I am sharing a floral birthday card made for a crafty friend whose birthday was yesterday... hope it was awesome, my friend!  I used the gorgeous Grand Dahlia layering die set from Altenew (ALT) in her favourite colour red for her card. 
 
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The petal layers and leaves were die cut from white paper and ink blended with distress inks (DI).  When done, splattered them with diluted white gouache paint for some texture.  

DI used:
petals - Salwater Taffy, Lumberjack Plaid, Black Soot 
leaves - Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn 
 


Next, embossed a Bristol panel with the Traces of Yesterday 3D embossing folder (EF).  Love how "timeless" (pun intended) and versatile this EF is!  Assembled the card ono a white card base then added a Happy Birthday foil greeting white tab from Memory Box to finish.  


Main products used for my card are linked below.  Please note compensated affiliate links are used in this post at no extra cost to you should you make a purchase through them.  I appreciate your support.  Thank you for stopping by. 





*products may be available at Simon Says Stamp*

Challenges
Tic Tac Tac Toe - #297 Featured Designer Team O (left diagonal down - Friendship, Free, Embossing &  middle row across - Any Color, Free, Sentiment) 

14 comments:

  1. Oh my! Trina, your dahlias are just stunning! Love the texture in the background too and, of course, the splatters. Beautiful! So glad you joined us at Tic Tac Toe challenges. Kerry, DT

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  2. Amazing flowers on a great embossed background. I like your stunning card!!
    Lia DT CYHTP

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  3. As always your colouring is out of this world. Stunning card! Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

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  4. Truly rich red dahlias, Trina. The embossed background adds a clever timeless touch for this birthday celebration. It's going on my wish list. tfs

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  5. What a gorgeous dahlia image that you colored, Trina! Wonderful embossing background for the birthday card! I'm sure your friend will love it!

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  6. This is gorgeous and is going to be treasured!

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  7. Simply gorgeous design, Trina! The flowers and color are amazing. Love the white spatters. Thanks for sharing with the July Anniversary Challenge at A Cut Above. Happy that you played along with us.

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  8. A gorgeous floral card!
    Thank you for joining our challenge at Triple B!
    Diane
    {Nellies Nest}
    Triple B Co-Owner

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  9. When I got my first peek of this card I said WOW! Then I got it all out of the envelope and WOWed a few more times! This is GORGEOUS, Trina and I do love red flowers. This one may find it's way into a frame! Thank you so much for this special card.

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  10. WOW! Your card is supremely beautiful and creative! Gosh, I love the deep color of your flowers and how you layered them over each other. So beautiful! Thank you for joining the Beautiful Blossom's team on this month's challenge, your submission is both beautiful and welcomed! We look forward to seeing more of your future creations with us! ~ Amanda

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  11. Those flowers are stunning. The coloring and shading made these so real. I love that peek from the embossing folder. Great card!

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  12. Oh Trina . . . this is just GORGEOUS! Love your choice of color and your perfect coloring/design are stunning! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at the Sisterhood of Crafters, Triple B & Can You Handle the Pressure challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

    Darlene
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
    Sisterhood of Crafters Owner
    Can You Handle the Pressure Co-Owner
    Triple B Co-Owner

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  13. wow, the card is gorgeous Trina, I'm sure your crafty friend loved it. The embossing is the perfect background for your dahlia ❤️

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  14. Fabulous florals!

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Thank you for brightening my day with your kind comments.