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Friday, January 30, 2015

Happy birthday to a beautiful 7-year-old!

My granddaughter who lives in Portland, OR, is turning seven today, and here is the card I made for her.

Step cards are so much fun, and this one was no exception.  The focal image was created by Anna Stillwell of Cuddlebug Cuties. If you've never visited her blog, I recommend a little look-see at all her fabulous images, which she generously shares with her readers.




I colored the image with my ProMarkers except for her skirt, which I paper-pieced. I also added some Glossy Accents to her balloons.

After fussy cutting around the red balloon, I used a Lifestyle Crafts scalloped oval die to cut her out.

I'm not sure who made the circle happy birthday stamp, but it was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed.
















The buttons have also been die-cut with my Impression Obsession button dies. When I have time, I make them out of scraps of paper that are too small for anything else. I keep them sorted by color, so that I can easily find just the one I want.












The hanging hearts on each side of the card were cut with the Memory Box "Precious Hearts" die. After I took them out of the die, I used a stylus to round the heart out a bit and added a gem to the bow.







The inside of the card has a computer-generated sentiment and a couple more buttons for good measure.

I sure hope my granddaughter likes her card! This card took a while to make with all its little details, but I had a blast doing it.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl

5 comments:

Hannelie said...

Cheryl, she is going to LOVE this!
Your sweet detail are just perfect for this card!

designbydonna said...

Happy Birthday to your granddaughter. She will love your card. That is a cute little girl on there.

Taunya Butler said...

This step card will be a wonderful treat for your granddaughter!!! What a fun, sweet card with awesome details on it!! My favorite part are those paper buttons that you have sewn on - So amazingly done!!! So very impressed - Hope your weekend is beautiful!!!

My Card Attic: Hazel said...

What a lot of work has gone into this wonderful card, and it shows! Your colouring is amazing and that image is adorable! LOVE all the finishing touches! Hazel xx

Glittered Paws said...

Love step cards too but for some reason have not made one for a while - ok put that on my list of things to do like really soon. Great card.