Birthday Card & Gift

A birthday card for my grand niece who is celebrating a teen birthday this week. 

I started with a deep purple card which is her favorite color. I chose a pearl white layer which I embossed with Sizzix Christmas Dots embossing folder.  

I mounted with 3D foam tape the Marianne Design Creatables Lady Charleston Die cut in black card stock.  The greeting is cut from black as well with the Dee's Distinctively die. I received this die cut for a card exchange buddy.

I cut the Poppystamps Craft Die by Memory Box TILDA BUCKLE from black as well and strung a length of pink stitched grosgrain ribbon through it.  I taped the ends to the back of the layer.

This layer was adhered to the front of the card base.

 

She will be receiving my old machine as a gift which allows her to graduate to an adult machine.

Her mother, grandmother and I have shared the expense.  It has been a great machine and I wish her many years of sewing projects on it.

She comes by her love of sewing honestly with most of the women of my family partaking in the activity.

You can see the thread catcher in the bottom right hand corner in the next post.

 

Washi Tape Tea Cup

I started by creating a bit of a background with washi tape.  I chose bright summer colors in turquoise, yellow and pink.  I embossed the remainder of the background layer with the Cuttlebug Script folder. This was adhered to a turquoise card.

The cup was cut with the Cricut and the Joy of the Season cartridge from white card stock at 1.5 inches.  I then applied some black lace and solid washi tape to it and trimmed it to the edge.  I used a black marker and traced around the outside edge and colored in the handle.  It was adhered over the washi half with 3D foam tape.

I put a flower on the right hand embossed side.  The black flower was cut with the Tilda Buckle from Memory Box Dies.  I added a baker's twine stem and leaf.  The ends are brought to the inside of the card and taped in place.  I placed a small yellow handmade paper flower in the center and all is held in place with a tiny black brad. 


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