Seize The Birthday #6

Another challenge entry, this time for Seize the Birthday # 6 - it's a male birthday card this week.

Keeping with the theme of the past few challenges I've entered this week, it is of course ..... Midnight Muse, So Saffron and Whisper White .... and its for an 18th!

I'm really enjoying this new challenge site as it is helping to build up my birthday card stash and is forcing me to consider making male birthday cards - I've come to the conclusion that I don't have very many male orientated stamp sets - think I might need to 'invest' in one or two!

I decided to turn the sketch on its side and introduce a wavy line between the two papers rather than a straight one.  The papers are from the Print Poetry paper stack in the new catalogue and I have cut them straight - the wavy Midnight Muse piece has been cut with the Tasteful Trim BigShot die.

To create the centre piece I first cut out a few flowers, doh!  Then I remembered, this was a male card, so changed that to stamped images from the Circle Circus stamp set.  

If you live in Melbourne I do hope you enjoyed our cooler day today - such a relief from the past few days.

Happy Stampin"

Nikki

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Happy 18th!

There is nothing quite so daunting as needing to produce an 18th birthday card for a boy is there?  But today is one of my nephew's birthdays - 18 ... already!

I spent some time (okay lets me honest I spent a lot of time) on Pinterest and somewhere out there I found the inspiration for this card.

I'm in love with the new Midnight Muse incolour, so with the Bring On The Cake and Teeny Tiny Sentiments  stamp sets I set about making my own background paper.  Here's a hint for you - why not stamp up a whole A4 sheet - wish I had thought of that earlier :)

I then added a circle cut from Glossy White which I ran through the Bigshot with an embossing folder, some linen thread (cos I really wanted to add ribbon but had to remind myself who the card was for) and of course the die cut numbers.

Super quick and the design could be used for a number of occasions.  Hope you are inspired to give it a go.

I'm busy busy busy sending cards and gifts (and resolving once again, to DO ALL OF THIS EARLIER NEXT YEAR).  

Back tomorrow with SALE news!

Til then ...

Nikki

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More Spotlighting

Another sample from the Spotlighting Technique class last month, this time using the new World's Greatest stamp from the World Spectacular Product Suite.  Stamped twice in both Basic Black and Night of Navy - this time we just punched the circle and used Dimensions to 'pop' it up on the card.

The embossing on the Whisper White is a new folder - it's in the Holiday Traditions catalogue and is called Woodgrain - it gives a really deep impression to the cardstock.

Now I have a funny story about this card.  I made this card at the request of my class ladies - they all wanted a Father's Day card.  As my dear Dad passed away a few years ago, this is the first Father's Day I've made in a long long time.  I thought I'd put it to good use and offered it to my two teenage kids to give to Paul for Father's Day.  You know what teenagers are like .... they were only too keen to take the card - it meant their crafty mum wasn't going to 'cajoule' them into making something the night before the special day.

Well they gave the card to Paul, and when he opened it, it was blank inside.  When he asked why there was nothing written inside, KP replied .... 'oh mum said she made the card for us to give to you - I didn't think we had to write in it as well as seal the envelope' ..... got to love teenagers yes!  Needless to say KP wrote some lovely things inside and Paul took it back to Sydney with him - he has a little display of cards in his apartment now.

Happy Stampin' 

Nikki

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