Birthday Remembrance

I have a birthday card to share with you that I made for the ABC Toys & Crafts Design Team blog. I never seem to have enough birthday cards on hand, so I grabbed some great patterned paper, a favorite Crafty Secrets sentiment stamp set and started to put things together. And here is how it all ended up:

The paper is from a Basic Grey. I love the colors and pattern and felt it was great for a birthday celebration. The colors of the Stampin' Up! card stock papers I chose match really well.

The Spellbinders Labels 9 dies were a great fit for the sentiment.

I had a lot of fun making this bird. After die cutting it out of chipboard, I painted all the sides with an Adirondack dabber in Sandal color. Once dry, I covered it with matching die cut pieces in a coordinating pattern from the same Basic Grey paper collection. Then I added a little blue pearl for the eye.

I really like these amber color rhinestone swirls. They had been sitting in my stash for some time now just waiting for the right project. I think I found it! ;-)

I wasn't too sure how to tie the pleated ribbon, so I put a strip of it down and then added a bow made out of taffeta in the same color. I made a little stick pin to put down through it. I think it added a nice soft touch over all the bling around the sentiment.

So now I have one more birthday card in my never big enough stash ;-) Haha, and I spent my birthday making it ;-)

I am also submitting this card to the following challenges:

Use It Tuesday- Anything Goes (for my rhinestones!)

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you'll consider leaving me a comment, as I always love reading them!

Wishing you blessings~

Sarah

Items used in making this card include:

SU! Card stock: Riding Hood Red; Lucky Limeade; Very Vanilla

Basic Grey patterned papers from the "Hello Luscious" 6x6 paper pad

Chipboard

Adirondak paint dabber in Sandal

Sizzix Birds Bigz die

Spellbinders label nine dies

Want 2 Scrap rhinestones

Mark Richards blue pearl

Stampin' Up! Riding Hood Red pleated ribbon

Stampin' Up! Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon

Handmade stick pin

Sentiment stamp from Crafty Secrets clear stamp set "Card Sentiments"

Ink: Stampin' Up! Marina Mist