Number card

Good morning all, hope you are well. This is the last of the 21st birthday cards that I made for my nephew.

I used a 7x7 card blank and cut a piece of grey SSS card to fit. Then I used an Xcut number die to cut the 21 out of the bottom corner. 

I found a piece of royal blue glitter card in the stash and put this behind. I tried a few different colours but really liked the blue and grey together. 

I used stamps from a Crafters Companion Sentimentals set for the sentiment and stamped them with Versamark ink and then heat embossed with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder.

I then hunted through the stick on numbers that we have and came up with a few black and blue ones. Then I arranged them randomly over the front of the card. 

It's very simple but I hope you like it. Take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Twine birthday card

Good morning all, today's card is another that I made for my nephew's birthday last week. 

This time I dug deep in the twine stash for a change. 

The card is really simple if somewhat fiddly, with taping the twine down but I do think it's effective once done. 

I used a 7x5 card blank and cut down a piece of white card for the front. Then I used an oval die to cut the shape in the card. 

I used a few different twines cut down to roughly the same length, and then taped them to the back of the cut out. 

I matted this with a dark brown card and stuck it to the card blank. 

Then I used a couple of different stamps for the sentiments, one from a Molly Moo set and the Nephew from a Crafters Companion set. I stamped them with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and then heat embossed with clear powder. 

The bike is cut with an MFT die from white card and then glued on top of the twine. 

I finished it off with a few sequins and a couple of dark red pearls.

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Another box card!

Having said I wouldn't rush to make another of these, I've actually been asked to do one for another 21st!  I couldn't say no ;)

This is for one of the girls who cares for my son, Joe.

I followed the same instructions as previously but obviously used a more feminine colour palette.

This sentiment is from a Verve set called Hundred Hearts.

I embossed a couple of butterflies and a heart with old gold powder.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp's April kit.

When folded the card didn't fit nicely in a 6 x 6 envelope, so I've made a box style envelope for it.

Hope you like it.  TTFN Jude xx

Acetate card

Good morning all, hope you are well.

Today's card is another that I made for when my nephew turned 21. 

I used the Spellbinders Grand Decorative Label 1 dies to cut the aperture in the front and to decorate the front and inside of the card.

Then I used a Crafters Companion birthday embossing folder to emboss a piece of acetate to go in the aperture, and secured it with Redline tape. Then I covered over the edges on the inside of the card with one of the decorative label frames. 

I used the inner frame for the inside of the card and then put a white square with the number 21 cut with Xcut dies in the centre. 

I used the Memory Box Precious Heart die for the top corner and cut the largest die twice, once from grey card and the other from white card. 

Then I used star punches to make a few layered stars for the inside and outside. 

To finish it off I used a Britannia die to cut the Cousin sentiment. 

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx

Happy 21st Birthday

Good morning all, and happy Good Friday. I hope you have all got some pleasant things planned for this weekend. We have got some spring cleaning to do, but we are going out for the day on Sunday.

Today's card is the one I made for my son and daughter-in-law to send to Joe for his birthday on Tuesday. 

Again I took inspiration from Pinterest and came up with my version of a star card. 

I used a Sizzix star die to die cut the centre star, and then stamped it with a star scroll stamp.

The papers are a mixture from the stash, and the scalloped edges are made with a Tim Holtz edging die. 

The Happy and 21 are stamped with a wooden stamp set using Memento Danube Blue ink, and then cut out with a 3/4 inch square punch. 

The Birthday is cut by using half of a Memory Box Happy Birthday Banner die. 

Then I finished it off by using a Molly Moo stamp for the sentiment on the inside. 

Hope you like it, take care and I'll see you soon.

xxx