A new Allsorts Challenge begins today and Helen has chosen the theme of 'Let's Get Sentimental', so make the sentiment the focal point of your creation. As always, there is always the option of Anything Goes as we love to see all your creations.
I've got two cards to share today.
I saw this style of card demonstrated on the Nifty Noodles Crafting Facebook page recently. I thought it would be a good style for my great nephew's 16th birthday. I used Creative Expression dies to cut the circle aperture and the frame. The aperture in the card demoed was left empty with a picture on the inside back panel. I wanted to use the Happy Birthday die cut, (bought a long time ago on eBay). I knew it wouldn't lie flat on the back panel, so I thought I try suspending it from behind the aperture. I attached the die cut with bakers twine, coloured with a blue Sharpie pen. The patterned papers are from The Range.
The sentiment is a Lawn Fawn 'Giant Happy Birthday' die cut. I used a Lisa Horton 'Scalloped Layered Squares' die for the mat. The patterned paper is from The Range.
The prize this fortnight is a Sweet Poppy stamp A5 stamp set and sentiment stencil.
Two wonderful cards with the sentiment as the focal point
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love the shape of the first card so much...
LG Ilse (thera)
2 beautiful cards Liz, the first one is really clever, and I love the large die and vibrant colours on the second one xx
ReplyDeleteBoth just perfect for our theme this time round, the first for a teen male.
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Both of these have great impact with their large sentiments - a good way of producing fairly quick to make cards.
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous card, like the Happy Birthday-you always have good fun fold cards and the butterfly paper and lavender sentiment are beautiful and peaceful!
ReplyDeleteA great adaptation of the original card, it looks wonderful. Your second card is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteThe first card is brilliant Liz, cleverly constructed and a great fold- perfect for those difficult-to-make-for teen boys, the second is lovely and feminine in those pretty pastel colours.
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Both cards are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteGreat fold on the first!
Two beautifully done cards and I am sure your nephew will be so happy to receive that gorgeous creation with the fun fold! The second one is so pretty too with all the butterflies, a perfect feminine card!
ReplyDeleteThe first has a really interesting and pretty fold Liz and I love the papers which go beautifully with the added circular die cut sentiment which sits well inside the front aperture and a great idea to fix it with a piece of baker's twine. The second is really pretty too with the lovely butterfly covered dp, and the large sentiment makes a wonderful topper mounted onto the purple stitched scallop mat. x
ReplyDeleteTwo great cards - the fold on your first one looks really effective x
ReplyDeleteTwo great cards Liz featuring the bold sentiments and pretty papers xxx
ReplyDeleteAlways impressed with your card shapes, Liz! I'm taking notes but paper engineering is not my forte! Both cards are beautiful. x
ReplyDeleteBoth are beautiful! Mut the first one is my favorite; it is so clever to use the sentiment this way! Enjoy the weekend!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards Liz. The butterfly one is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThat first card is very cool, and the second one is very pretty, too.
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