Good morning!
It’s a change of scenery on the card front today, as I received a very special request from my crafty partner in crime (and also a rather sobering reality check of how many years have passed…) because she needed a special birthday card for her son’s milestone birthday… and I cannot believe he is turning 18 this year!
Where has the time gone? I remember him when he was a tiny baby.
Sigh.
But the brief was black and gold, and thankfully I had the elements to make that work. 😀
It was rather fun getting out of my more feminine comfort zone with colours.
But I have to say, thank goodness for The Greetery items I used for this card, as they really made all the metallic and sparkly elements come to life:
Paper: Simple Stories – Claus & Co. (r)
Stamps: The Greetery – Sentiment Suite: Birthday, The Greetery – Sparkler Background
Dies: The Greetery – Sentiment Suite Basics, The Greetery – Takes the Cake, The Greetery – Takes the Cake Stand, Lawn Fawn – Oliver’s Stitched ABCs, The Greetery – Bold Numbers, The Greetery – Ribbon Maker: Petite Scallops, The Greetery – Twisted Crepe
The big surprise for this card is that the best patterned paper for the job was actually from a Christmas collection by Simple Stories. It worked perfectly to frame the cake and was a bit lighter than the black cardstock I used to personalize the cake.
I also used a black and gold glitter cardstock from Memory Box to add sparkle to the cake.
There’s matt gold cardstock used for the crêpe streamers and metallic gold used for the numbers.
And hurray for Wow Platinum Sparkle embossing powder, as it was the perfect shade to create the Sparkler background. But I did have a minor mishap and some clean-up to do with all that glitteriness!
I’m really pleased with how this 5×7 card turned out, and hope the birthday boy loves it, as he has always been so kind about my cards. 🙂
There’s a big birthday sentiment inside cut with the Big Happy Birthday die from Mama Elephant to bring it all together.
Until next time, happy crafting!
 The Greetery – Sentiment Suite: Birthday stamps Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Sparkler Background stamp Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Sentiment Suite Basics dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Takes the Cake dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Takes the Cake Stand dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Lawn Fawn – Oliver’s Stitched ABCs dies Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Mama Elephant – Big Happy Birthday die Shop at: SHC (UK) |
 The Greetery – Bold Numbers dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Ribbon Maker: Petite Scallops die Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 The Greetery – Twisted Crepe dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG |
 Versafine – Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | SHC (UK) |
 Bazzill Cardshoppe – Butter Mints Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Bazzill Cardshoppe – Marshmallow Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ (UK) | MISC | SBC |
 Simon Says Stamp – Ivory cardstock Shop at: MISC |
 Lawn Fawn – Gold metallic cardstock Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Lawn Fawn – Silver metallic cardstock Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Memory Box – Majestic Hues glitter pad Shop at: MISC |
 Wow! – Platinum Sparkle embossing powder Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Zig – Wink of Stella glitter brush pen – Clear Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Bearly Art – Precision Craft Glue Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Lawn Fawn – Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 MISTI stamping tool Shop at: SBC |
 Waffle Flower – 6.5 x 8.5 Grip Mat Shop at: SBC | SHC (UK) |
 Crafter’s Companion – Gemini machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix – Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Sizzix – Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Thermoweb iCraft – Purple tape for die-cutting – 1 1/2″ Shop at: AZ (UK) |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
 Tim Holtz – Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC |
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