My eleven year old great nephew started at Senior School this week and I wanted to make him a good luck card. (He's too old now to have a cute card. 😉) His primary school was a small village school, so I knew it was going to be a big change for him.
I decided on blue, kraft and white for the colour scheme. I used a dreamcatcher die with kraft card and again with blue card, snipping off the blue feathers and layering them over the kraft ones. I used Memory Box 'Stitched Oval Layers' dies for the mats. The background is embossed with a Crafts Too 'Feathers' embossing folder. The letters are dies from the Memory Box 'Parker Upper Alphabet Set' of dies. I originally cut all the letters in blue and curved 'LUCK' around the bottom of the oval. However, as the letters are different widths, I couldn't get the curve to look right, so I carefully prised them off, recut them in white and layered them on a blue mat.
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Awesome card for your great nephew. Love the colors you've used. I remember the small primary school days in Scotland, where I was in the same two-class school with my three brothers!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great dream catcher and I love the colors and embossing!!
ReplyDeleteI adore dreamcatchers and this looks wonderful, thanks for joining us at the Allsorts challenge, xxx
ReplyDeleteIt will be a big change for your Nephew, many years ago for me it was from 19, to almost 300. Sure he will love the thoughtfulness of your card, thanks so much for joining us again at Allsorts challenge.
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A lovely thought to send this card to your great nephew. Often difficult to curve letters at the bottom of a circle or oval but you found a good solution.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful card for your Great Nephew, I hope he enjoying his first week at his new school.
ReplyDeleteSue xx
WOW this is amazing love the dream catchers design. xx
ReplyDeleteFantastic design, Im sure he appreciated it and i hope he settles in to the 'big' school. Emma
ReplyDeleteLove your card, and I'm sure he will. It is a big step for him and the others. Hope it all goes well.
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It surely will be a new adventure for your great nephew! Good luck to him also from me. You made a fabulous card for him, love the design!
ReplyDeleteGreat how all the blue element pop! And that embossed arroumg the oval looks super! Hugs, Gerrina
ReplyDeleteThe dreamcatcher is perfect for this 'good luck'card for your great nephew Liz, and blue, kraft and white are super masculine colours. x
ReplyDeleteLove the color combo. The embossing is very nice. [Bunny]
ReplyDeleteI think your nephew loved his card, it's beautiful, you chose the perfect colors!
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I'm playing a bit of catch up Liz been really busy ..hope you're enjoying being away in the caravan...I love this dreamcatcher card Paul bought me a dreamcatcher charm for my pandora bracelet when I first got it...hugs Sue x
ReplyDeleteWhat a striking card Liz! I love the color combo and I think a dream catcher was the perfect die to use for your grandson and his new adventure. I bet he loved the card, I know I do. Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteHe will like this card for sure!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful card! Just perfect. Thank you so much for playing along with us at Time Out!
ReplyDeleteA nice card you've shared with us.
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Liz I like your card!
ReplyDeleteHope the start of school will be as great as this present for this "big" boy! I know about the wishe of kids in this age... my daughter is also 11 and one of her brothers turns 13 soon.
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Love the look of this encouragement card! Beautiful dies and embossing folders... And love the "boyish" touch from the bold blue! Thank you for joining us at Time Out!
ReplyDeleteNice card!
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Perfect card for your great nephew Liz, love the design.
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