Wednesday 4 December 2013

Birthday card ....

...  Good morning!  Back with you this morning to share a card for a couple of challenges:
Happy Birthday - Photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Beautiful Blooms I, Label Love: Birthday, All Occasion Sentiments #3
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Real Red, Lucky Limeade, Bermuda Bay
Dies: Die-namics - Fishtail Flags Layers Stax #6; Impression Obsession - Buttons 067C
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade; SU DP - Pool Party; Twine; Glitter


January is a busy month in our family - so many birthdays!!  So I thought I'd better start making a few new cards for my stash.  I love the colours from this week's Colour Q, although I've had to use Pool Party instead of Cool Caribbean.  Love the sketch and have used it exactly as it is!  I used design paper for the background and die cut the flag from deep aqua.  Instead of a circle, I opted for a flower and stamped this directly onto some scrap white card.  I embossed the flower and then cut it out and finished off by adding some glitter.  I'm not good at bows, so I decided to go for a faux bow and stamped it directly onto the card and added a sweet little paper button (new die set) on top.  Inside is a mat in pale aqua and a very bold sentiment.

Happy Birthday inside - Photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

I must apologise for the photos - it was so dark yesterday that I had to take the photos on my desk!  It's very hard to take a decent photo with no shadows and keep it straight too!  I really think I'm going to have to invest in a small photo studio - an idea for Christmas!!!  I'm off out to a Stampin' Up! class at my up-line, Karin.  Should be lots of fun! 

Before I go, I'd like to welcome my latest follower - so please to say hello and welcome to Melissa.  That's it for now - see you soon.

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6 comments:

Sylvia said...

What a lovely birthday card, Deborah, love that beautiful flower! Happy to see you at the colourQ this week, thanks for playing with us!

Pauline said...

Oh so pretty Deborah, I love the sparkle and fab colour combo!

Maria said...

Very pretty card! Love all the sparkle on the flower! And, I just love the new look of your blog!

Mona Pendleton said...

So pretty Deb! Love the beautiful blossom!

Claire said...

Your embossed and glittery flower looks wonderful in the bright red Deborah. Like the look of the new blog! Thanks for playing along at Colour Q this week!

Peanut said...

Love the clean fresh look, Deborah. Awesome button die!
xxx Asha - Sunny Summer Crafts

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