I am still keeping my nephew Jackson 3 days a week. He is so much fun! He is 14 months now and walking a bit. He prefers to have you assist him with walking but he'll get more independent in time. My hubby is still battling his sinus issues and we will find out if the medicine he is on is working at all on Thursday. I sure hope it is. He has been ill for almost 3 months. He needs a break and so do I!
Today I thought I would share with you the birthday card I made for my hubby this year. I used a sticker set as the main focus points on the card but did a fancy fold for it called a tri-shutter. Let me show it and get us going.
My hubby is a huge Nightmare Before Christmas fan so I went with that theme for this ear. This is a view from the front of the card. I used Pumpkin Pie card stock for this one and added layers of Basic Black and Whisper White to the panels. I ran the white through my big shot using the spider web impression folder and lightly brushed the web with black ink to make it pop.
This is a look from the top down. You can see how the card bends. I love the fact that you can see all of it when it is standing up.
This gives you a view of all the panels. I used the small heart punch for two of the panels as well as for with Sally. The cupcake punch allowed me to create cute cupcakes for two panels. I stuck with the black and white theme for these but added Pool Party card stock dots to the cupcakes as well as for the candle. Believe it or not, this color matched the tone used on the Sally sticker for her skin. The letters were cut out using the retired decorative strip called Billboard and my big shot. I used runner adhesive and a two way glue pen to all all the embellishments. The bats were part of the sticker set.
This photo allows you to see how the card looks when folded flat. It fits in a regular A2 envelope and is easy to mail. The recipient will be in for a surprise when they unfold it and see all the work you have put into it.
I know I have made this type of card before and believe I have put the how to instructions up also. Check my June 14, 2013 birthday card post. They should be in it. However if you cannot locate them, please let me know and I will do a tutorial on how to make the base card.
I cannot tell you how good it feels to be visiting with all of you again. I have really missed this. Thanks for your patience and understanding. I look forward to sitting down and crafting again soon. While I may not get back to posting every day (I run short of time on my Jackson days) I will try my best to post 2 to 3 times a week.
Thanks for stopping by to visit me today. See you again soon!!!
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