Happy Saturday, peeps! Hope you have some fun weekend plans! John is taking eleven people fishing on a charter boat today, so my day is free! I spent some time yesterday working on a birthday card for a young man in our church...I hope he doesn't think it's too childish, LOL! I have wanted to use the Hooray for Surprises set to make a window card that you open, using the special dies, and I saw a great video by my friend Amanda. She highlights a wonderful technique to get the images lined up perfectly! You can see it here. I used the birthday cake and candles image along with some bright inks, paper and cardstock. So here we go:
So if you can see the little pull tab on the right side of the diecut, that gets pulled open by the recipient, and there is another image under the circle. Of course, I forgot to take a picture of THAT, but it said "Make a Wish"! The cake was stamped in Azure Afternoon, the candles in Lemon Lime Twist and the flames in Daffodil Delight, along with some stars from the retired Wood Words:
Sentiments are from the Light the Candles kit:
And even though it doesn't look like it, the cardstock, sentiment and stars on the inside are also Azure Afternoon....the camera really doesn't capture the shade correctly!
I am going to enter this at TGIF Challenges, where they are looking for sweet treats! Can't get much sweeter than a birthday cake, right?!
Anyway, this family always includes jokes in their birthday cards to us, so I am enclosing one as to him: "How do bees celebrate moving to a new hive? They have a house swarming party!" I hope he likes it! Corny but cute!
Thanks for popping in today! Enjoy it and be blessed!
| Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Hooray for Surprises, Light the Candles Kit, Wood Words (ret) |
| Card stock & Papers | Basic White, Azure Afternoon, Azure Afternoon DSP (ret) |
| Ink | Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight |
| Accessories | |
| Tools | Cut & Emboss Machine, Hooray for Surprises Dies |
I love these shades of blue and green together! Such a fun card, LeAnne!
ReplyDeleteDarling card, LeAnne - I'm dying to pop that window open! and such a funny/corny joke! He's bound to love it!
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This is so cute, LeAnne. I love the colors and the riddle inside! I haven't used my set yet but it looks like fun.
ReplyDeleteI think he'll love it, LeAnne, especially with the added fun of the pull tab! Hope John and the crew haul in a good catch!
ReplyDeleteAnother great card, LeAnne! I love the colors you used, too! I'm going to make this card soon...the stamp/dies are now on my counter.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips on how to center the inside.
Cute!! Love the "pop top!"
ReplyDeleteSuper Cute! And thanks for the shout out...once you know the trick these dies are easy!!
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