... Good morning!! It's been a while - my creative mojo has been AWOL!! However, it finally came back last weekend and I made Kat's birthday card. This card is very late - Kat was 22 years old in September, but I was away at a creative weekend at Art from the Heart in Harrogate, so I sent a - shock horror - shop bought card. It wasn't good enough and Kat insisted I make her a card - so it's taken a while, but here it it at last:
Stamps: Waffle Flower - Postage Collage, Postage Collage Fall; Mama Elephant - Inside Birthday Wishes; Avery Elle - Handwritten Notes
Inks: Gina K - Lipstick; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
Dies: Waffle Flower - Postage Collage Die
Accessories: White & Red Card; Various Images from Internet; Gina K Stencil - Fizzy
I'm submitting this card to Seize the Birthday - STB#270 where they use one die cut and use it multiple times, and to Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#55 - the Waffle Flower postage die and associated stamps.
This is a large card - 8" square. I used the postage collage die to cut out three sets of 'stamps'. Instead of using the matching stencils (I'll be using them soon) I found images of various pop stars and groups that Kat enjoys. I sized the images to fit the 'stamps', cut them out and adhered them to the 'stamps'. There two 'stamps' on the card that feature Kat with the group New Year's Day - one of her favourite bands. Kat is a huge Taylor Swift fan now, so most of the images on the front feature Taylor. I added some postage details with the matching stamps. I used a stencil to add some interest to the front of the card. I opted for the colour red - a title of one of Taylor's albums, and featured the number 22 - a title of one of Taylor's songs. Inside the card, I cut a mat layer of red card and on the white panel I stamped a birthday greeting, added a verse and a couple more 'stamps'.
I had so much fun making this card. I love the postage collage die and will be using it to make some Christmas and Halloween cards soon - the co-ordinating stencils are adorable. Before I go, here's a picture of our beautiful daughter - Kat:
That's all for today. See you soon. Bye for now.
4 comments:
Well, if the card is late and a special request, why not make it great and an 8 X 8 card. That rhyme was totally by accident, but what fun for your Kat. So gal that your MoJo is back and that you joined in the fun at Seize the Birthday Challenge.
What a fabulous card you gave her, and big too, well it had to be didn't it? Especially being ordered hahaha.
Faith x
You bought a card for a family member! What were you thinking? Just kidding! Love the way you themed this card around postage stamps. I am sure she loved it, late or not. Thanks for playing at Seize the Birthday.
Happy Belated Birthday to your beautiful daughter, Deborah! I love the attention you gave to Kat's one-of-a-kind personalized card! She will treasure it always! Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell (I hope your MOJO stays for a long time now!)
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