Here we are again at that old familiar place...mid-week! It won't be long and it will be mid-month too! For my card today, I'm celebrating what some see as a mid-life crisis. I hope my card brings the recipient joy on such a somber occasion..LOL!
The design was inspired by Tuesday Morning Sketches #622.
Next I used the Ornate Frames Dies to cut the frame for that unmentionable number! The frame is cut from the Brushed Metallic Paper. The number is cut from the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper using the Playful Alphabet Dies. I adhered the frame to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals and the numbers with liquid glue. I cut the "happy" with retired dies. (There are new ones in the Words of Cheer Bundle!) Four Champagne Basic Jewels finished the card front.
Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a great rest of the week.
Measurements:
Card Base: 4 1/4" x 11", folded and scored at 5 1/2"
Embossed Mat: 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
DSP: 4" x 4 1/2"
DSP Strip: 1 3/4" x 5 3/8"
Frame: 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
Scrap for numbers
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Love the sparkly paper! Great layering. :)
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Deletepretty card, Karen. Even if it is 40. Your card will make the change easier for the recipient, I am sure.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Julie.
DeleteReally lovely card, great colours. Thanks for joining TTCRD challenge. Anesha
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anesha, for commenting on behalf of TTCRD.
DeleteA very classy “mid-life” birthday card that won’t make the recipient feel old! Good job with a pretty card.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan.
DeleteThat background paper is so pretty and pairs really well with the gold.
ReplyDeleteHugs Monica
Thank you, Monica.
DeleteI did not think I could manage that sketch, but you nailed it! Those background papers are GORGEOUS! I am sure this will cheer up the recipient, despite that "40" on there! Thanks so much for playing with my challenge this week at the Players!
ReplyDeleteThank you, LeAnne. I'm glad I remembered to play!
DeleteAhhhh 40 or what I call '29 again' :) ! I love the richness of this look with the greens and gold! If you've got to be the number you might as well celebrate with a lovely card like this! Thanks for sharing at The Paper Players!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amanda, for commenting on behalf of TPP.
DeleteThe green and gold are great together! Glad you played along with our sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Andrea, for your comment on behalf of TMS.
DeleteBeautiful, Karen! This paper is so stunning and dramatic, and this sketch showcases it so well. If I could turn back the clock 30 years, I would LOVE to have received a card like this one on my 40th birthday. I am sure the recipient will love it, too! Thank you for sharing with The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Ann. I appreciate your comment on behalf of TPP.
DeleteI hear an echo!! LOL that paper is really pretty and 40 ain’t nothin’!!!! Thanks so much for creating with us this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Patti. I totally agree...70 is the new 40! It was fun to create with TMS.
DeleteWonderful card! I thought you did some alcohol ink blending - what great paper. Thank you for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Melissa, for your comment on behalf of TMS. I did try the alcohol blending but it didn't turn out as beautifully as this paper.
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