I have a dear friend who moved away last year (I mean really away - like 350 miles away!) and she loves giraffes. For as many years as we've known each other, I've made her birthday cards with giraffe images on them. I decided just because she lives in another city now was no reason to change that pattern. I just had to make her card flat and easy to mail.
I colored with ProMarkers, then cut the image with a simple rectangle die from QuicKutz. The card base is kraft CS, and I added an embossed scrap to the background. I inked the edges of both the image piece and the embossed rectangle.
The ribbon was in my stash and I used one of my signature, hand-sewn bows which I had 'dyed' with a yellow ProMarker. Ribbons and bows are definitely my favorite embellies! I put a tiny drop of Liquid Pearls on the bow to hide the thread I used when wrapping the center of the bow. I also added three, flat, metal brads to the top corner.
I put the birthday sentiment on the inside, made with die cut letters and words. The letters were made with a Memory Box die and the word "birthday" was cut with a Tim Holtz/Sizzix die to which I added loose glitter.
Challenges:
Crafty Addicts
Crafty Catz
Creative Knockouts
I {heart} ProMarkers
Outlawz Twisted Thurs.
Paper Funday
Scrappy Land
Word Art Wednesday
That's all for today. I doubt I'll even get any coloring or crafting done today. I really need a day of doing nothing to get the shoulder healed up. Happy Crafting to all of you. NanaConnie
I colored with ProMarkers, then cut the image with a simple rectangle die from QuicKutz. The card base is kraft CS, and I added an embossed scrap to the background. I inked the edges of both the image piece and the embossed rectangle.
The ribbon was in my stash and I used one of my signature, hand-sewn bows which I had 'dyed' with a yellow ProMarker. Ribbons and bows are definitely my favorite embellies! I put a tiny drop of Liquid Pearls on the bow to hide the thread I used when wrapping the center of the bow. I also added three, flat, metal brads to the top corner.
I put the birthday sentiment on the inside, made with die cut letters and words. The letters were made with a Memory Box die and the word "birthday" was cut with a Tim Holtz/Sizzix die to which I added loose glitter.
Crafty Addicts
Crafty Catz
Creative Knockouts
I {heart} ProMarkers
Outlawz Twisted Thurs.
Paper Funday
Scrappy Land
Word Art Wednesday
That's all for today. I doubt I'll even get any coloring or crafting done today. I really need a day of doing nothing to get the shoulder healed up. Happy Crafting to all of you. NanaConnie
