Happy 75th

 




Hello my crafty friends!

Today I have a card I created for a friend who was turning 75.  As you can see I have used spring flowers as I am really wishing for spring to hurry up and get here.

The flowers are all created from Spellbinders Susan's Garden dies which are as follows S4-1085 Lily of the Valley (Spring Flora Collection), S1-125 Glory of the Snow (Snow Garden Collection), S4-1178 Trillium (Garden favorites Collection) and Berry Branch from S4-1079 Foliage & Ladybug (Autumn Flora Collection).

My card base is a 5" X 7" from 110# white cardstock.  Mat layer is 4-3/4" X 6-3/4" pink cardstock embossed using Lisa Horton's 3D Embossing Folder LHCEF Lily of the Valley Blooms which was then adhered to card front using Clear Double Sided Tape.

Oval was cut from black cardstock using Spellbinders S5-401 Candlewick Ovals then adhered using Clear Double Sided Adhesive.

Trilliums, Lily of the Valley and Glory of the Snow  were die cut from Susan's Garden Specialty Paper colored with alcohol markers then shaped using Susan's Garden Deluxe Tool Set.  The Foliage was cut from watercolor paper.  Berries are small styrofoam balls that were colored with alcohol ink.

Here are the links to Susan's videos for creating flowers.
Trillum
Lily of the Valley
Glory of the Snow
Berry Branch

For the numbers Karen Burniston's 1031 Numbers was used.

Flowers and numbers were arranged on card front adhered using Kids Choice Glue.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own card.  

Thanks for stopping by today and until next time - Happy Creating!

Christine

You only live once if you live right once is enough!
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