We celebrated a friend's 80th birthday yesterday and this is the card I made for him.
I used a new Craft Addiction 'Highland Cow' die with dark brown card and attached to the middle of a 7"x7" card blank. I used the die again with textured light brown card and and inlaid all the little pieces. Using snippets of black and pink with the die, I inlaid the eye, nose and tongue. The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set, stamped with Versafine Clair 'Acorn. I used number dies from the Works and to balance out the card I added a few pale brown pearls.
I am joining in the following challenges with this card:
I made a collection with a group of friends for the birthday boy and this is the money wallet I made for the notes.
I bought the Happy Birthday die from Ebay a long time ago. The Happy Birthday die cut was layered on a stitched circle die cut and I added white peeloff numbers in the centre.
The front of the card was cut across the middle and the bottom part attached to the back of the card using strong double sided tape on the side and bottom, forming a pocket for the notes. The patterned papers are from The Range.
I am joining in the following challenges with this money wallet:
What a terrific 80th birthday card using the Craft Addiction Highland Cow Liz, and I love the way you have added the inset pieces to give the hair a two tone look, and the added eye and snout in black and the pink tongue really bring it to life, and then the super note card using that lovely leaf design dp, and the orange, black and white central number and sentiment mat coordinate perfectly. x
ReplyDeleteA fabulous diecut Highland cow and gift wallet in gorgeous colours
ReplyDeleteLove the Highland cow!
ReplyDeleteMade me smile!
Great note holder!
You made the birthday boy feel very special, Liz, with your great manly birthday card and the special 80th envelope for his notes! I love how you inlaid the highland cow and added the bling! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteThat's an impressive highland cow although I didn't realise it was such a large die. I'm sure the birthday boy will love his card and of course the gift wallet.
ReplyDeleteFab card Liz with a great die - perfect for a masculine card. Beautiful money wallet too .. I’m sure the birthday boy must have been really thrilled xx
ReplyDeleteGreat card and money wallet! Birthday wishes to your friend.
ReplyDeleteYour highland cow makes me want to pet him. Lots of patience went into inlaying all those pieces and he looks great. The money wallet is a special gift for him too.
ReplyDeleteBoth the card and the money wallet look great! Love the CAS look of the card! Hugs, Gerrina
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Liz!
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Such cool cards! Thanks for joining us at Krafty Chicks Challenge this past week for our BIRTHDAY theme :) Hope you join us again soon.
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What a fun cow, and I love that sentiment. Thanks for joining us at The Mix It Up Challenge Blog!
ReplyDeleteTerrific masculine card made with that super “heeland coo” die!!!
ReplyDeleteThe money wallet looks great too. You are so clever. X
That's a lot of inlay, but so worth your efforts! Creative and lovely card for everyone to give him!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic 80th birthday card—the Highland cow is such a striking focal point! The inlaid pieces give wonderful texture and depth, and the addition of black and pink details really brings him to life. The balance of elements is spot on, with the sentiment and pearls complementing the design beautifully. The money wallet is a wonderful coordinating piece, adding an extra touch of celebration to the occasion. A brilliant combination of creativity and thoughtful design!
ReplyDeleteThat highland cow must have taken quite some time to piece together - but it looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for play along with us over at MAWTT,
Hugz Tinz
Hi Liz,
ReplyDeleteoh these are very wonderfrul cards and I love the first one it's my fave.
I love Highland cows they are so cute looking.
Thank you for joining the MAWTT Challenge yet again.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L DT