Thursday, August 23, 2012

Rich Birthday Wishes

Today is my older sister's birthday! I really mulled this card over as I wanted it to be just right, not too bright it loud, rich in look and color but not with too much "In your face" bling. (I wanted it to be warm, elegant and refined ~ just like she is!)

I started with Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Early Espresso papers. I used our Flower Garden folder with the Big Shot. The Cherry Cobbler is our new Core papers in our Holiday Mini. Once embossing the flowered image I sanded the top to have it be more vintage, softer and evident.

I thought the flowers with the Everything Eleanor stamp set coordinated more with this embossing folder. I stamped them with Cherry Cobbler ink on Daffodil Delight cardstock. I cut them out with our precision Paper Snips, easy peasy!

I then heat embossed, with Gold powder, the lovely frame from Papaya Collage's stamp set. I cut the opening with our snips and opened the frame to stamp Happy Birthday from the stamp set Bring on the Cake. (heat embossing it with Gold Power).

I edged the Cherry Cobbler paper with Versa Mark and embossed Gold around the edges, with little bits gilding the front of the card.

I layered this Cherry Cobbler, embossed two ways card as a front on our Early Espresso card base using Stampin' Dimensional adhesive to really create the frame look n feel. The Gold Happy Birthday is embossed on the Early Espresso paper, viewable through this new golden frame.

I did break down the sentiment so it wouldn't be too crowded as you can see. The words are now on top of one another.

Our new Gold Pen, from the Holiday mini, allowed for us to easily write our wishes on the inside of the card! Looks elegant too!

I layered those flowers in and out of the frame creating a more 3D image, vintage and elegant, warm and refined... It's just like my sister! I did Smooch Spritz it with Gold spray to add a some subtle gold to the all over card with out overtaking the Vintage feel. She isn't an in-your-face kinda girl but worth her weight in gold!

I hope you enjoy celebrating this day with me... Raise your glass in honor of a warm, loving, mom, wife and woman of God with me!

2 comments:

  1. Very elegant looking card. I love how you mixed techniques and came up with such a unique card.

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  2. THANK YOUoooo! I don't usually go so far as to mix multiple stamp sets, two embossings and more... lol - but for my sister, I couldn't do less lol blessings!

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