Birthday

The subject of two challenges this week is Birthday...I am happy with that :-)

The Pink Elephant and
Crazy 4 Challenges




Both BP's are from my 'left-overs' box and all the rest from my stash

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Colour Create - 16 - and Dutch Dare - 60th card

A5

What absolutely delicious colours they are for this week 16 of Colour Create challenge. Thank you Kim :-)

Over at the Dutch Dare the challenge is Glitter and Bling, yippee!




I was asked for another 60th birthday card and couldn't resist this colour combination.



Optional extras this week are to add gloss, glitter or glaze.
Surprise, surprise I chose glitter.

I love this image but can't remember where she came from.The BP's are from Gina Miller Sweet Pea collection.
Stitching, distressing and hand made flowers complete this, along with a die-cut swirl (glittered), punched leaves, organza bow and a large diamonte? brad.




The no:60 on the blue flower is under a Papermania dome sticker. I found these at the bottom of my 'bittybob' drawer. They have been hiding there for ages and have started to curl up.
The flowers have been Cuttlebugged, some with Devine Swirls, the others with Swiss Dots embossing folders. Everything is edged with ColorBox chalk inkpad - Azurite.



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60th Birthday Card

8" square

Daughter in Law asked for a card for her boss who will be 60 on Friday.



I did find it a bit of a job to keep it masculine. I find it much easier to make a girly card because I love to use lace and flowers and bling. Well!! all that was out so this has ended up quite plain.
The words are embossed with gold detail EP and the name CB'd and no.60 mounted on to one of the smaller 'label' nesties. I made the photo corners to match the label. The brown BP has also been run through the CB with the Swiss Dots folder. The ribbon is one from a mixture by Craft Essentials. Finished with a few punched leaves and a brad.
I have made a wrap from silver card with a printed greeting and tied with turquoise coloured ribbon.

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A birthday card

I wanted to finish this last night but I got carried away with visiting the forum I had to complete it this morning.


15mm Square Tent Fold






Handcut tabs and 'H' with fine detail gold embossing. Gold Mirri CB'd scalloped oval and two punched leaves.


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I'm back

I had my PC fixed today and am pleased to say it didn't cost an arm and a leg.
It was the power unit that went POP and fortunately it didn't fry anything else

I managed to do this card yesterday but had to go to my daughter's to print the sentiments. It is for one of her customers who is retiring and lives on a narrowboat.




A5 side opening. Cardstock is a dark green with a goldy shimmer. I've had it ages and thought I should make use of it. BG paper is the main image enlarged and printed onto tracing paper as I couldn't make up my mind what paper to use. Image printed on photopaper and matted and layered on shiny black and gold mirri card. Punched and inked leaves

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Attempt at SCS tutorial - Leaf

I quite enjoyed doing this using the materials to hand. Distress ink pads would certainly have made the job easier and maybe even look better.