My Sister’s Birthday Card

I hope you’re all having a great Monday - or as great a Monday as you can have

Tonight I’d like to show you a card I made for my big sister.  She made me promise that I wouldn’t put her age on it especially as she knew I’d put it on my blog – under penalty of death I hasten to add .  So there was no way I was putting her age on it and Rosalyn, if you’re reading this, I’m gonna do it next year

I’ve had this image for ages and I’ve been waiting to use it, it’s just so cute.  It was a freebie and I can’t remember where from, sorry.  If anyone recognises it can you let me know so I can give credit where it’s due. 

Recipe

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Card blank from stock

Backing Papers – Raspberry Road Designs, Papermania Blueberry Hill pack, scrap

Image – sorry can’t remember

Flower – Shapabilities flower die (this isn’t where I bought, just a picture of it)

Martha Stewart ATP Vintage Lace

Pearls and Gemstone from stock

Sentiment – My own

Challenges
One Stitch At A Time - Challenge #40 Choose a Season or Event (Birthday)
Pear Tree Designs -  Challenge 27 Colourful
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C64 Add Circles
Mark's Finest Papers - Challenge #30 Have a Circle on your Card
Crafty Emma's Store Challenges - Challenge #13 Lovely Lace
Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog - Challenge 127 Edge It
Stampotique Designers Challenge - SDC19 Girly Girl
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Challenge #49 Forget Me Not
Stamps R Us - Challenge #9 Sparkles and Scallops
Karber Weekly Challenge - Challenge 15 Use 2 or more DP and a Digi

Goodnight all

Jaqui x

Anniversary Card

Hi again.

I thought I'd share my sister and brother-in-law's anniversary card with you today.  They have been married forever, well since I was 7 so it feels like forever and she was my mother's understudy when I was little.  If you ask her she'll tell you to this day she has a bad back from carrying me everywhere!  Sorry Rosalyn and thanks sis!

I printed out the digital stamp from a great freebie site.  I haven't had time to check out the rest of their pages - there's quite a lot.  I just saw the Precious Moments and instantly thought of my big sis, she loves them.  I decided I was gonna colour it in with my paints so I traced it onto cartridge paper (didn't want to take the chance of the ink running) and had a fun afternoon colouring in.  Ain't crafting great - you can revert to your childhood and noone complains!

I then mounted it onto cardstock - mainly cos the water crinkled it a bit and it was a bit flimsy.

Whilst looking for my paints I came across a huge stack of metallic board and parchment card (I've had them so long I forgot they were there) so I used a bit of peach metallic card next - I thought it looked a bit like a beach.

It still needed something - so out came the laptop and the usual trawl through some trusty sites and I found the blue BG strip with shells here.  I love this site.

I decided that I didn't want to put the sentiment on the outside (didn't have enough space - note to self "buy bigger card stock next time") so it went on the inside.  I can never think what to write on the inside of a card so - problem solved.  In-The-Beach-Hut recommended Wordle (please take the time to check out her blog - she's so funny and her makes are gorgeous). So I typed in my sis and BIL's names, their anniversary date, and some suitable romantic words and hey presto a personalised sentiment!

Thanks for stopping by.