Hello! I'm back again for Seize the Birthday. This time we're creating milestone cards.
A milestone can be a lot of different things, but remember we're thinking "birthday" here. If you're not a toppings kind of crafter, then just do a regular birthday card. We'd love to see it!
The milestone topping stumped me at first. I knew I wanted to do a sweet sixteen card for a friend's granddaughter, but I don't have number dies or stamps. Then I remembered my Memory Box Wooden Alpha letters and figured I could just spell it out. So here you go:
Keeping it very sweet and feminine, a lot went into this card, playing across it's 6 3/4" length. The letters were cut from a very bright pink cardstock. Too bright, in fact, so I smooshed over them with my white pigment ink. Now they're softened with a whitewashed appearance. Lots of pretty die cuts and papers, too much to mention here so I put it all in the recipe below. I think you can see the Stickles glitter here and there. The one stamped element is the little violets cupcake. Did you notice it? It's a diminutive and pretty Lockhart stamp from many years ago.
Don't forget to say "hi" to the talented team at Seize the Birthday, and then share your own card in the link up. It's going to be another fabulous players' gallery, I'm sure. Take care and I'll see you again real soon!
Stamps: Lockhart Violets cupcake Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80 & 110 lb, Stampin' Up Pixie Pink, Mintay Lovely Day designer paper Ink: SU Pixie Pink, Barely Banana, white pigment ink Coloring: Copics for cupcake, brushed ink for other Dies: Memory Box Wooden Alpha, Cottage Cutz Sweet w/Shadow (did not use shadow), Elizabeth Craft Bunch of Flowers 4, Impression Obsession Balloons, Memory Box Precious Hearts (for balloon strings & bows) Other: Stickles Diamond glitter, 1/4" circle punch, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
19 comments:
What a beautiful card to celebrate a sixteenth birthday. Love all the pretty flowers and cute little cupcake. I know your friend's granddaughter will love it. So glad to have you guesting with us at Seize the Birthday.
Absolutely gorgeous feminine card and perfect for a 16yrs old. Love all the dies and bright Spring colours-yes I did notice the cute little violet cupcake.
Carol x
What a very special card this is. Your friends granddaughter will absolutely love it. Great idea to use the white pigment ink on the letters. It has worked really well and I love all the flowers and balloons xx
This is a STUNNER Leslie. Seriously. I am in love with those letters and need to see if they're still available. So much going on but in a very cohesive way. LOVE this so much!
Cute card. I have a vague memory of mine - a loooong time ago... Have a great day
Almost wishing I was turning 16 again Leslie! This card is FABULOUS and I noticed that sweet cupcake with the violets right away!! Even all your patterned papers match so beautifully on this card! I hope she keeps this sweet, sweet card as a special memento of her special day! Hugs. :0)
Fantastic card, I just love the wood grain letters and your beautiful flowers ♥
This card is pure delight and just perfect for a sweet sixteen! I love how everything goes together so seamlessly. I've never seen the wood grain alphabet letters. They're wonderful, and it was a brilliant thought to use them in place of numbers. She'll love this!
Such a lovely Spring feel card with the cute flowers. Great milestone card
I can see that lots of great planning when into this card and it really turned out fantastic. Just using the letters instead of the numbers is so creative. Making it really feminine with all of the colors and elements was spectacular!
Leslie, this is indeed so feminine and pretty for a 16 year old girl! I LOve the 'wood cut' letters- such a clever way of adding that milestone to your card! Couldn't be prettier!
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Leslie, I love this sweet sixteen card. So springy and pretty. Everything goes together so well. Fantastic design.
What 16 year old wouldn't love this PRETTY card!!
So sweet and feminine and perfect for a young ladies special day! I love how you whitewashed the letters and all those pretty flowers, especially the violets on the cupcake!
Great thinking with the letters, love that wooden look to them, the white is a neat touch. I did notice the little cupckae of flowers, and the pretty balloons with the fun bows. Pretty arranging of the flowers all around. Fantastic sweet 16 card!
Another beautifully creative card, how you come up with these spectacular ideas is beyond me but I'm glad you do as they always are fabulous!! This is a beauty for sure! Well, it's Saturday and raining, so I'm off to play with my new The Greetery goodies that came yesterday...happy creating!!
Such a sweet gorgeous 16th birthday card. Yes I did notice your little violets cupcake, fits perfectly for your card. Love all the details you added. I'm sure she will love your card Leslie!
Have a wonderful day!
Leslie, I loved this paper so much when I first saw you use it that I bought it right away. Nice to see it again grouped with pretty elements. Oh this is one gorgeous card. To be treasured!
You already know I think this card is just fantastic, but I am happy to stop by and say it again. You are killing it as our guest!
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