Wednesday 6 July 2016

Happy 60th



One of my colleagues requested I make a 60th birthday card for her friend after she saw the other zig zag card that I made.
I used the tattered lace die set again to cut out the card and the banners and mat and layer panels. I mentioned last time that the short mats on the longer panels annoyed me and so I decided to measure up and make some longer ones. As you can see, I gave up on that idea! Getting the slope in the right direction and the patterned papers the right way up was too taxing. I used a Joanna Sheen Happy Birthday die and cut it twice in gold and pink, to give it a drop shadow. I bought the diamanté numbers at the craft show and as they were in clear gems added clear gems to the butterflies. I added a little glitter to the flowers on the patterened paper to finish. Of course I decided to do this after I'd made the card...
Thank you for your suggestions about the sleeping, I shall look into them all. I managed to have a bit of  a lie in today. I woke up early, but took some more strong painkillers and managed to get back to sleep. I mentioned yesterday that I was joining in with the 30 day colouring challenge over at thedailymarker.com (apologies for the lack of fancy links, I can't seem to do them in the blogger app). Well, I managed Day 1, I stamped out some crazy birds and their accessories and coloured them in with my Spectrum Noir pencils and blending solution. I've added a bit of glossy accents and left it to dry overnight. I'm going to colour in the rest of them later tonight. 

12 comments:

  1. Pretty colours and papers on this card. Love the lacy edging. Hugs Mrs A.

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  2. Gorgeous car Cara, very pretty. I hope we get to see what you do with the Crazy Birds when they're finished. Have a great week and thanks for the visit to mine, happy crafting, Angela x

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  3. wow what a clever card - I have no idea how you made it - very impressive

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  4. Wow absolutely stunning!
    Lucy x

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  5. Wow! What a gorgeous card, Cara. So much work and detail has gone into making this a very special card.

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  6. Stunning card, Cara, so elegant. Love the design. xx

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  7. A super card Cara, love the colour combo and the 3D style of it.
    I have those birdies too, I think I've spent ages colouring some in and then done nothing with them. Note to self....put them on a card!

    I hope sleep comes better tonight, hugs Erika. x

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  8. Absolutely amazing card Cara, pretty papers and embellishments, love your crazy birds. Kate x

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  9. Wow how amazing is this card? I wouldn't know where to start to make it myself. Stunning card and thank you so much for sharing it x

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  10. What a beautiful card Cara, just fantastic. Love it. x

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  11. Hi Cara...what a great card....just love the design...love the images of the crazy birds....Joolsx

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  12. An absolutely stunning card Cara. The 60 looks very special. Your crazy birds are lovely. Barbxx

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