Monday 2 November 2020

Rock Climbing and Snowflakes

A birthday card today for my great nephew who turned 11 a few days ago. I love making fancy fold cards for him, as he enjoys working out how I made them.  So this year I made a Double Tower Fold card.  It measures 6" x 6" when folded and folds flat for posting.

 Gilby loves to go rock climbing in an indoor rock climbing centre, so this Sheepski digi stamp 'Determination' was the perfect image for his card.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and the sentiment is computer generated.  I used a brick effect embossing folder for the middle and side panels. 


I am joining in the following challenges with this card:


For my second card I used blue and white, my favourite colour combination for Christmas cards.
 The blue card was a recycled file divider which was too good to throw away when I emptied the file.  I found a snippet of textured white card and die cut a Sizzix snowflake.  There was enough white card left over to cut a panel for the bottom.  I added two snowflake brads to the white panel and a computer generated sentiment.  The panel is raised up on foam tape.  So a fairly quick CAS card to add to my pile of Christmas cards and two less brads in my brad mountain!

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:






32 comments:

  1. Two wonderful cards. Great job!
    Valerija xx

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  2. How lovely that your nephew enjoys the folded cards, this is a design I've not seen before and brilliantly done with an apt image for him too. Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.
    Love your snippet card - 2 brads less out of how many? lol!

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  3. Nice cards. Although the rock climbing reminds me or torn rotator cuffs and labrum. Thank goodness he's young.
    I remember when brads were so popular. I got rid of most of mine but still had to hang onto a few which I HAVEN'T used yet. Ugh! Maybe this will inspire me. Especially with such cute brads like yours. [Bunny]

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  4. Another lovely fold. Looks great with the climbing theme. Hugz

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  5. A great card for Gilby Liz and love the fancy fold, one I've not seen before, and the indoor climbing image is perfect, and a super personalised sentiment too. The blue background with added very pretty snowflake and complementary snowflake brads works beautifully for Becci's challenge too. I'm not sure I will be able to do the whole month but will certainly add some cards to my stash by entering a few at least. I certainly need to get on with them now we are in November. x

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  6. That is a clever looking folded card and seems quite apt for the rock climbing hobby. Good to have a simple card to add to the Christmas pile and blue and white is always nice

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  7. Wow, making a wall for him to climb on the card is so inspired. What a fun card! The snowflake is beautiful and looks lovely against that soft blue sky.

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  8. They are both beautiful! Such a fun design on the first one and gorgeous Christmas card!
    Thank you so much for sharing with us this week at Allsorts challenge where it's all about "something for children or teens". Hope you'll join in again soon!
    Ellibelle's Corner

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  9. Two gorgeous cards,love them both.xxx

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  10. A fabulous fun fold and wonderful image for Gilby's card,hope he had a great birthday,love your icy blue CAS Christmas card

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  11. The blue and white is a lovely combination. Those snowflake brads are pretty.

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  12. Both the cards are so beautiful and the climbing boy one seems just perfect for your great nephew!!

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  13. What a great fold for the "rock climbing" card for your Great Nephew - I'm sure he loved it! The blue and white Christmas one is so elegant too. Wonderful work!

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  14. Your snowflake card is gorgeous Liz, what a wonderfully detailed design. I love the soft blue background and the little blue brads you used either side of the sentiment panel. Beautiful!
    Cheers,
    Beccy

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  15. Two fab cards Liz..love the rock climbing one and your snowflake is pretty

    Anne

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  16. Two awesome card designs. You did great.

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  17. Two fantastic cards Liz, I love the top one and the special fold you've made for your nephew, I bet he loved it.

    Sue xx

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  18. You really are a pro at special fold / shaped cards, Liz! I tend to shy away from them myself (looks too much like math to me!), but I love seeing yours! Your great-nephew will get a kick out of the shape of this one, as well as the rock-climbing image! And your snowflake Christmas card is a stunner! Well done upcycling the blue file folder and making a wee teeny tiny almost imperceptible dent in your Brad Mountain! Keep safe! Hugs, Darnell

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  19. Now! that is one excellent card for a climber, he will LOVE it, so clever Liz. Your snowflake card is gorgeous, such a beautiful die.
    Faith x

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  20. Hi Liz,
    2 wonderful cards.
    I love the super fold on your first not seen that one before.
    What a faulous find that digi image was and so apropriate too.
    Your colouring of it is wonderful also.
    That is fantastic snowflake on your blue card a perfect design for batch making too.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  21. Two stunning cards Liz, a super shape and image for youtr first creation and a really gorgeous snowflake die with a lovely shade of blue for your second lovely creation.

    Kath x

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  22. Wow ...what a great card for Gilby, so unique and thoughtful and I love the way you did the clever fold.....so very creative x. What a beautiful Christmas card too Liz x.

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  23. Oh that's a clever card design, perfect match for the image. Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

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  24. My son is like your nephew Liz. Everytime I make a fancy fold card he looks at what I did and how I constructed it. Super cards. Shabneez x

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  25. Two wonderful cards Liz
    Pam x

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  26. WOW - one super complicated looking card and one CAS. You are a genius. Both are great.
    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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  27. What a beautiful snowflake. You made me laugh, we can't throw anything away can we? 😄

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  28. Two great cards Liz - as always. I think the image on your fun shaped card is such a find - and of course love the fold istelf. Always something new on your blog to try out. Great snippets card, pale blue and white at Christmas always looks so elegant. Glad to know your prize arrived safely and that you like the card. A set I ought to use more often really.

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  29. This fun folded card goes perfect with the image. And I love that personalised sentiment too! Thanks for joining our AAA Birthday challenge!

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  30. Delicate snowflake, beautiful colors -- no doubt this had to be up-cycled!

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