I like to put ages on kids' birthday cards from time to time. These two cards are examples of that.
I had an entire 12" X 12" sheet of the little girls and flowers pattern that you see in the two ovals. I've had it for a very long time, not knowing what to do with it. I finally decided I could isolate some of the girl images, cutting them out with one of my stitched oval dies.
Before I added the panel of DSP to the front of the cardbase, I added a length of lacy border sticker. It's so delicate and looks almost like real fabric lace!
The red "8" is also a sticker, but the tiny strip sentiments were printed with my computer and popped up with foam strips.
The die-cut oval was also popped up and embellished with a red twine bow and some gems.
You can see on this card that I did not always put the gems in the same place. I just looked for an open area that seemed to call for a little embellishment.
My friend Lynette has given me some children's birthday cards with ages on to donate to the thrift store, so I have a good supply of them for now. They sell quickly, though, so I'll need to make more before long.
This is the verse I stamped on the inside of each card.
Children's cards are so much fun to make. I'm a little sad that all my grandchildren are teens and young adults now. Their cards take more time and thought and aren't nearly as much fun.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
1 comment:
The little girl paper is so pretty. I'm glad you were finally able to use it. I thought the lace was real until I read it was a sticker. It makes a perfect anchor for the oval. I agree about the teen cards.
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