One of my good friends is turning 30 and I wanted to make a special card for her for the occasion. As is often the case when I start out thinking I want a card to be "special," I was a little stumped as to where to start. I finally got this idea to create my own background by incasing colorful die-cut images in a dark background using die-cut numbers. I pulled out the Large Numbers Framelits and drew inspiration from ColourQ #359 for colours. The design came from Paper Craft Crew challenge #235.
I think this turned out better than I could have imagined. I kept having ideas for more details and they all ended up working together very well. Because I liked my background so much, I didn't want to cover it too much so to do the left border like on the sketch, I decided to use vellum, and I pulled a scrap from last year's SAB Botanical Gardens Vellum Pack. I punched the printed vellum with the Confetti Stars Border punch. A piece of Silver Glimmer Paper was die-cut with the Starburst Framelits and silver enamel shapes were added as well. (The bigger star is a leftover from the 2016 Hello December Project Life Accessory Kit.) I used Silver Metallic Baker's Twice for an extra touch of silver as well.
The main sentiment comes from the Just Sayin' stamp set and reads, "You're how old?" Inside the card, using the Numbers of Years stamp set, I stamped "29 again." That fun frame inside the card is my leftover piece from the card front. I had cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of black cardstock, which I then mounted on a second piece the same size after die-cutting the numbers out. I started piecing the colored numbers inside the rectangle, letting the numbers hang outside. Once I was done, I used a rectangle die to die-cut the piece a bit smaller. I kept looking at the leftover frame on my des, thinking that it looked really cool. My first thought was to take a mental note to create a similar frame on a future project, but when came time to decorate inside the card, I decided I had the perfect peice right there!!
The Large Letters Framelits were used to add my friend's name to my handmade envelope (Envelope Punch Board, of course!) in colorful letters. This fits into the Just Add Ink #351 challenge - Just add L = Large Letters and Retro Rubber Challenge #58, since Just Sayin' is a stamp set that has been retired for over a year.
Colour Combo: Basic Black + Summer Starfruit + Primrose Petals + Soft Sky
Stampin' Up! Supplies (unless otherwise noted)
Stamps: Au fil des ans (Number of Years), Ça bulle (Just Sayin')
Cardstock: Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Soft Sky, Primrose Petals, Shimmery White, Botanical Gardens Vellum, Silver Glimmer Paper
Designer Series Paper: 2012-2014 In Color Stack
Ink: Soft Sky, Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Silver Metallic Baker's Twine, Neutrals Designer Buttons, Starburst Framelits,
Large Letters Framelits, Large Numbers Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Confetti Stars Border,
Envelope Punch Board, Word Bubbles Framelits, Metallics Enamel Shapes, Black Journaling Pen,
Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon, Dotted Lattice Embossing Folder (Taylored Expressions),
Stitched Rectangles Stackables Dies (Lawn Fawn)
This is a great card, incorporating some awesome techniques, Cindy. I'll bet Saskia just loves it! Thanks for joining in the fun at Just Add Ink this week. :)
Posted by: Christine Blain | March 21, 2017 at 03:54
Love your combination of colourful, bold and very individualistic Cindy! I think my favourite element is your vellum panel where the little stars let some of that bolder colour peep through! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week.
Posted by: Kim Badelt | March 21, 2017 at 05:55
So many gorgeous elements Cindy! I really love the vellum overlay on the left and your eclectic style. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink. Kelly x
Posted by: Kelly Kent | March 21, 2017 at 10:31
Love this, it's gorgeous, so bright and fun. I love working with vellum, so you have totally inspired me with your overlay. Thanks for playing with us at Retro Rubber. Claire DT
Posted by: Claire Grantham | March 21, 2017 at 12:52
What a great card that came together nicely. Lovely concept and great execution! Thanks for playing along with us at Retro Rubber!
Posted by: Neva Cole | March 21, 2017 at 21:01
What a clever idea! I like the embossed background peeking out from behind and the vellum strip is a fantastic way to use the sketch. Thanks so much for joining us at Retro Rubber for our Anything Goes challenge.
Posted by: Jan Clothier | March 22, 2017 at 00:50
Love the details and fun techniques Cindy..Great project! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink.
Posted by: Nikki Spencer | March 23, 2017 at 00:30
Wow what a great card! Love the colors and big impact here! Thanks so much for doing the RR challenge!
Posted by: Christine Traversa | March 23, 2017 at 19:03