Birthday Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well. It rained here a little bit last night. It's good for my garden. There is nothing like rain to revive plants. 

Today I am sharing a Birthday Card. Only two colours; red and white. It is landscape oriented. I use this orientation rarely. I don't know why.

Birthday Card

I have used the Spellbinders Butterfly Corner Die. I think this was one of the first die I purchased.

I love flowers and butterflies and also intricate lace like die cuts.

The center of the red card stock was cut off and replaced with white card stock die cut. It is like inlay work. But I raised the die cut using foam dots to elevate and focus on the sentiment.

I have used Mudra Stamp. This one is one my favorites. I love the big size of the words and also the scripty line of the font. It is really elegant and classy.

Insert

I have punched out the border on both sides of the insert and used some red ink for dabbing the border.

I think though the card is simple it looks too plain and needs some improvement.

What do you think? Is it too plain and loud? Should I have added some butterflies or other embellishments? If so which colours? I would love to hear from you.

Thank you for all your love and support. Please keep supporting me.

Materials Used:

• White Ivory Card Stock A4 size + Scrap
• Red Card Stock
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities Butterfly Corner Die
• Mudra Stamps- Happy Birthday
• Red Ink for stamping
• White Paper Insert
• Border Punch Medium
• Plain White Envelope
• Glue
• Foam Dots 
• Ink Blending Tool

 

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A Hello Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well. I am back after a long break. I had to take a break because some of my students were taking board exams. I was attending to their doubts 24X7. Summer was at its peak. We had to pickle some mangoes at the last moment. 

I was exhausted completely and wanted to relax a bit. But entire family suffered food poisoning. So though better now with all the antibiotics I still feel weak. I think it will take some time for me to completely recover

Here we had a few showers at the onset of monsoons. But the heat and humidity continue. 

Today I am sharing with you a simple card. 

Hello Card

I have used colour pencils for colouring the stamped image. The word Hello was cut out of white and tangerine orange coloured card stock. I used two layers-tangerine colour as top layer to make it thick.  I added Glitter to it using colourless glue. 

Border Punch

This is the border punch I used. When I first started making cards, cutting dies were not so freely available in local craft stores nor there were few online shops. The cost of branded dies is also very high. Punches were newly introduced in our local craft shops. So I bought some.

Insert

This is how the insert looks. I used a soft peach coloured paper for it with corners punched .

I wanted to use the colour combination of violet and orange. I think the combo looks good; a bit bold though. What do you say? Please do leave your comments/ suggestions.

I want to thank all those lovely people who kept on supporting me through out. Your support means a lot to me. THANK YOU!

Watch out for more... I have loads to share with you.

Materials Used:

• Ivory White Card Stock A4 size + Scraps
• Iris Coloured Card Stock
• Chartreuse Yellow and Tangerine Orange Coloured Card Stock Scraps
• Essentials By Tattered Lace -Oval Dies
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Card Creator - A2 Filigree Delight Dies
• Phrase Set Two Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die - Hello
• Floral Stamp (unbranded)
• Black Pigment Ink
• Colour Pencils
• Colourless Glue
• Gold Glitter Powder
• Medium Sized Border Punch
• Peach Coloured Paper for Insert
• Plain White envelope

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