Diamond Art birthday cards...

I've seen a lot of Diamond Art projects online, so I decided that I had to give it a try. I ordered a set of six Diamond Art cards from Temu. It came with the card blanks (a numbered design on the front of each), the flat-backed gems in numbered packets by color, and the envelopes. The kit also included a tool with wax filler, with which you pick up the gems, and a little tray to hold the gems while you work.

The design on each card is covered with an adhesive, so you don't have to add that. You simply remove the acetate sheet from the front of the card and place the gems on the numbers. It's a bit like "paint by number." 

After I had completed placing the gems on all the designs, I painted on a coating of ModPodge as a sealer. You can purchase a special sealer on Temu, but I already had the ModPodge, and a little online research told me it would work well (it did!).

Here are the 6" X 6" cards, one at a time.

I didn't add any sentiments to the fronts, but I created a different verse on my computer for the inside of each one. I am giving all of these to my daughters and daughters-in-law, so I wanted to personalize each one. Here's an example of what I put inside:

Five of these were, or will be, handed to the recipient in person. The sixth one will be mailed next month, so I'm not sure how it will do. I will make sure it is marked "hand cancel" so that it doesn't go through the machines. I will also put a piece of cardstock over the design in the envelope to add a bit more protection.

These were fun to make. They definitely take more time than most cards, but I could work on them while watching TV, which was a plus. 

Since this kit was NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff), I'm entering these into Darnells latest challenge on the NBUS blog.

Have you tried Diamond Art yet? If so, I'd LOVE to see what you have made.

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

Cheryl