Birthday Candles for Kat

... Hello! It's been quite sometime since I posted in my blog. My mojo has taken an extended holiday! Fortunately, I think it's back now and just in time to make a birthday card for our gorgeous daughter, Kat. Here's the card we've sent her:

Stamps: Gina K - Birthday Sparkle

Inks: Gina K - Red Velvet, Tangerine Twist, Wild Dandelion, Lucky Clover, Turquoise Sea, Blue Raspberry, Wild Lilac; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Dies: Gina K - Birthday Sparkle; Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities - Grand Label 23 (LF-347) #1

Accessories: White Card; Gina K Stencil - Layered Candles; Pilot - Juice Up 0.4 Gold Pen

I'm submitting this card to Addicted to Stamps and More! - ATSM#476 where they want us to 'make our mark', and also to Seize the Birthday - STB#291 - where I've gone with the 'general birthday' theme.

 

Just for a change, I've made a shaped card. I used the smallest of my Grand Label 23 dies from Spellbinders (I've had these dies for so long, and it's the first time I've used them for ages!!). I folded a piece of white card, placed the die on making sure not to cut through the top fold. I then cut two further labels in white card. I used the layering candles stencil to add a rainbow of candles. I applied a light layer of ink with the first stencil and a heavier layer of ink with the detail stencil. I hand drew a gold outline around the candles and flames with a thin gold pen. I added a light touch of yellow ink around the edge of the die cut panel, and adhered the panel to the folded card front. I finished the front with a simple, bold, black birthday greeting. I stamped the image, die cut it and two further blank greetings, layering them together for dimension.  On the other die cut panel, I stamped a greeting and some stars. I trimmed the top of the panel down and adhered it to the inside of the card:

This card will be posted tomorrow and should (hopefully) get to Kat on Tuesday - when she'll be 23 years old. I'm struggling with the fact that my baby girl is going to be 23 years old! Time goes by so fast.

That's all for today. I'll be back tomorrow with the card that I made for my mum to send to Kat. Take care, see you soon.