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Hello!  My younger nephew's birthday fell this month and I made this card for him. I couldn't decide what to create so I went looking for inspiration and this was the result.

I wanted a definite masculine look to this card so I chose a weathered wood background from my stash of patterned papers. I matted his with GKD Charcoal Brown card stock and this would be my front panel.

Next, the images for the focal panel were die cut using black mirror card stock. Three sets of letters for the word ROCK were cut using Memory Box Vintage Varsity Alphabet dies and stacked to give dimension.  Also, 3 sets of letters for YOU were cut from an Elizabeth Craft Designs Alphabet 2 - Lower Case die set and stacked. The records were die cut with SugarPeas Designs Greatest Hits dies. The record labels were cut from the same die set using patterned paper except for the blue label on which the "Happy Birthday" was computer generated. Fun foam was added to all 3 record images to give dimension. The music notes were die cut with the same die set.

After all the images were die cut, they were positioned on the focal panel and adhered. The sentiment (For the record) was computer generated on weathered wood background paper and cut in the shape of a board. This was matted with charcoal brown card stock. Brads were added at each end to give the look of nails. This was then adhered to the card with dimensionals

The card front or focal panel was then adhered to a GKD Pure Luxury White card base using dimensional tape. This completed my project. 

 Thank you for stopping by!  Hope you were inspired to create. 

Make it a great crafting day! 

 

Flowering Tree and Cats on Fence

 

Hello crafting friends!   My daughter's birthday was this month and I decided to create an outdoor scene for her. It's a little different from my previous one and I find that I really enjoy creating these.

I began with cutting a 5x5 panel of green and white striped digital paper from my stash and creating a border around the panel using MS Punch Around the Page Eyelet Lace punch.  This would be my focal panel onto which I positioned and attached my images. I matted this panel with a larger piece of GKD Pure Luxury White card stock.

Next, I die cut the tree in GKD Kraft card stock using an IO Bare Tree die and then sponged it with Distress Oxide Vintage Photo ink. Using an IO Leaf Cluster die, I cut the tree leaves in GKD Garden Green card stock. The tiny flowers were die cut next using Rubbernecker's Tiny Flower Buds. The leaves were adhered to the tree branches followed by the tiny flowers which were arranged in groups of three (3). This was put aside for the time being.

The fence was cut in GKD Pure Luxury White card stock and the grass border in GKD Garden Green,  both from dies in Sue Wilson's Garden Circle Scene die set. The cats were die cut using DiesRus Cats die set and colored using Distress Oxide Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Inks. The feet and ears and part of the faces of the cats were colored with a dark brown brush pen.

The  butterflies were cut from Memory Box Peaceful Butterfly Wings in GKD Pure Luxury White card stock. Glitter was added to the butterflies.

Now it was time to put everything together to create the scene. First, I  positioned the tree and adhered the trunk with dimensional tape. Next, glue dots were added to the backs of the branches to adhere them. The fence was attached with dimensional tape and the grass border to the fence with double sided adhesive. The cats were positioned on the fence and adhered. The butterflies were randomly positioned in the background and adhered. I added Wink of Stella to the flower buds to give them just a  bit of sparkle.

Finally the focal panel was adhered to a layer of the GKD Garden Green card stock and then attached to a GKD Pure Luxury White base card. My project was complete.

 

Here are the materials and supplies used in making this card:

Card Stock:  GKD Pure Luxury White, Kraft, Garden Green; Digital paper

Inks:  Distress Oxide Vintage Photo, Antique Linen

Dies/Punches:  IO Bare Tree, Leaf Cluster; Rubbernecker Tiny Flowers; Sue Wilson Garden Circle Scene; Dies-R-Us Cats; Memory Box Peaceful Butterfly Wings; MS Eyelet Lace Punch Around the Page 

Other: adhesives (glue dots), dimensional tape, glitter, Wink of Stella, brush pen

 

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoyed this post and will be inclined to create.

Til next time....make it a great day!

Fenced Tree in Bloom and Birdhouse

            

 Hello crafting friends!  This birthday card highlighting an outdoor scene was made for a friend. It took a lot of work but I was happy with the way it turned out.

 I began with creating the background. First, cloud templates were positioned and temporarily adhered to a panel of white card stock. Next, the background was sponged with Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass ink and then the cloud templates removed.

In the next step, the frame was created in white card stock using 2 dies from Creative Expressions Double Stitched Rectangles.  The fence was cut from a Rubbernecker Gate and Arbor die in white card stock and assembled. The fence hinges and handle were die cut in black mirror card stock. The grass border was cut from green card stock using a die from Creative Expressions Garden Circle Scene die set and adhered to the fence with adhesive. The assembled fence was then adhered to the back of the frame. This frame was put aside to work on the background scene.

For the tree I used an IO Bare Tree die and cut it in kraft card stock and then sponged it with Distress Oxide Vintage Photo ink. The leaves of the tree were die cut in green card stock using the IO Leaves and Stems die and were positioned and attached to the tree branches. Using dies from Rubbernecker Flower Buds and Tiny Flower Buds the flowers were cut in pink card stock, shaped and then adhered to the branches of the tree. To create the birdhouse, I used dies from Creative Expressions Home Tweet Home using kraft and brown card stock, sponging the kraft with Distress Oxide Vintage Photo ink. I added tiny flowers to the birdhouse using a die from the Garden Circle Scene die set. These were cut in green card stock and then paper pieced with pink.      

The completed tree and birdhouse were then attached to the background panel with dimensionals and glue dots. The birds, cut in kraft card stock using Creative Expressions A Little Birdie Told Me, were sponged with the vintage photo ink and then added to the background with dimensionals. The finished background panel was then adhered to the frame using dimensional tape. 

To complete the card the framed panel was adhered to a pink panel and then to a white base card. I added some Wink of Stella to the flowers and this completed my project.    

 

Here is a list of all the products used:

 Card Stock: GKD White, Kraft, Bubblegum Pink, Grass Green; PTI Dark Chocolate; Black Mirror Paper

Dies: Creative Expressions Double Stitched Rectangles, Home Tweet Home, A Little Birdie Told Me, Garden Circle Scene; IO Bare Tree, Stems and Leaves; Rubbernecker Stamps Gate and Arbor, Flower Buds, Tiny Flower Buds

Inks: Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass, Vintage Photo; GKD Passionate Pink

Other:  Adhesive, dimensionals, sponge daubers, blending brushes     

 

Thank you for stopping by!  Any comments are much appreciated.

Make sure to make it a great day!