"Blingy" Birthday Card

Update:  My card won the Ribbon Girl voucher on the ABC Challenge: J is for Jewels.

My granddaughter is celebrating her 14th birthday, and since she loves the color purple and a lot of bling, I thought I'd combine the two and make her a "blingy" birthday card.

I found some "Bling on a Roll" by Darice at my local craft store as well as some glittered pearls.  I used a design by Mary Fish and created a birthday card.  I looped the "bling" around the bow I made, added some glittered pearls, and after I stamped the message with silver ink, I embossed it so it would be shiny.

Inside the card, I made a small envelope and put the check I gave her inside the envelope!  I wrote a greeting on the die cut--so much more attractive than a rectangular piece of white paper!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

ABC Challenge:  J Is for Jewels

Creative Craft Cottage:  Add A Bow

Digistamps4joy:  Buttons, Bows, and Bling

Scribbles Designs Challenge:  "B" is for...

Pals Paper Arts:  Sketch Challenge #252

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The inside of the card has a greeting and a space for a written message.

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Birthday Sunflowers

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I used a belly band to keep the card closed.

When the card is opened, it stands up to display the birthday greeting.

Happy Birthday--Variation on a Z-fold Card

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In order to write a birthday greeting, I used SU's Whisper White to create a space for the greeting.  Because of the way the card is folded, the greeting is not visible until the card is unfolded.

I entered this card in the Mod Squad Challenge Blog:  It's My Favorite

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Four of my grandchildren have birthdays in September, so I usually start working on cards

 at the end of August!  

For my youngest grandson, I made a "slider" card using some Disney paper and characters.

For my third grandson (of five!), I found some paper with alligators on it and used one of SU's stamps to add the greeting.  I stamped the date of his birthday on the card; when he pulls up the insert, there is a big "Happy Birthday" greeting and space for writing a note.

It's a Z-Card Anniversary!

My daughter and her husband recently celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary.  I wanted to make a different type of "fancy fold" card, so I checked Pinterest for some ideas and found a unique Z-fold card.  Since we were all going to the beach shortly after their anniversary, I used a beach theme and decided that the designer paper was colorful enough so I did not have to do any stamping!

Here is a photo of the closed card:

Here is a photo of the card showing the inside.  I included some blank card stock so I could write a note!

Birthday Balloons!

My daughter's birthday was on March 1, and I thought a "box of balloons" was an appropriate card!  I saw this card idea on Pinterest, and I knew I had to try it!