Aunt's Birthday card (1)

Two weeks ago I started planning and designing my aunt's Birthday card.  I made a list of all the things that she likes, just like my Unlces 70th (which is her hubby).  My aunt is into fish's, westie's (dogs), cats and knitting. The theme I went for was fish, cats and knitting. I'm going to do westie's for Christmas, which I'm going to be making in the next few weeks. 

 I knew I was going to use the same template as
 my mum's 'mother day card'. 

Last week I did an special order for some die-cut cats, fish and knitting needles.  I found the cat and the fish, well fishbowl with fish, but could not find any think to do with knitting.  So I made my order and waited, I only needed to wait a day before my small parcel came.

I got out my craft mat, knife, double-sided sticky tape, embossing tool, ruler and sticky pads.  Then I looked out a peach colour card and envelope.  Then I popped the envelope to one side and opened up the card and layed it down on the mat.   I then took my embossing tool and ruler to mark the line across the top of one side of the card .  Then I took my craft knife and cut along the line I had made.


I used the same wrapping paper as I did for my mum's 'Mothers day card'.   This time I used the striped paper as the backing. Once I had stuck down the backing paper I made two square's from the same coloured card stock as the card and stuck on the wrapping paper.

I took the piece's to the fishbowl and made that up.  Then I got two cocktail sticks out and some pink wool. I then cast on about six stitches and knitted some row, it was hard work. But I got there in the end!  I then got some beads out and cut the end of the cocktail stick off.  I got out my trim-it glue and stuck the beads onto the end of each stick and made a little ball of wool. Then I stuck the knitting down onto the one of the squares I had made, and left that to set.  I got one of the cats out of the little bag (of 10) that the their came in, I had a small bit of card left over from the square's so I used that for the nose and two little gems for the eyes.

After that it was time to stick on the items. So I got my sticky-pads and stuck the square of the knitting on the left hand side in the middle of the card. I then got the fish bowl and again popped sticky-pads on and pop the fish bowl down the bottom on the right hand side of the card, just over lapping the square with the knitting on.  After that I did the same with the cat, but this time I pop the him up the top on the right hand side.

Please find picture's below:

To finish the card off, I cut to size an insert (saying: Wishing You A Very Happy Birthday). I popped a strip of double-sided sticky tape on one side of the insert and popped that in.

Please let me know what you think of the card..
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P.S... My uncle loved his Birthday card! I should find out over the weekend what my aunt thinks of the her card, I have a gut feeling she will love it!

70th Birthday Card

Two day after putting my aunts birthday card in the post.  I started designing my uncles 70th birthday card.  I wrote down all the things he is into.  Which to be honest is not a lot, in the end I decide on the one main thing. The thing he is always up to when I phone, in the garden! So as you can guess I decided on a Garden theme.....

A few day's later, 18th April I sat down and set to work, making his card.  I took a lime green blank card and envelope, then I popped the envelope to one side.  I then put the card onto my craft mat and got out some white cardstock.  Then I measured

 the white card against the green card making sure the white card was 1cm smaller on the sides and 4cm top and bottom.  I then got out a Christmas green cardstock and cut that 1cm smaller on the top, bottom and sides, than the white card. The same again with the white card.  I hope I have not confuse any of you! 

I took the large white square and stuck that onto the lime green card using double-sided sticky tape.  The smaller green and white card I stuck on using sticky pads.

After laying the squares up, it was time to put on the little garden items I had bought specially..

I firstly put the sliver watering can on the white card unsing trusted double-sided sticky tape.  Then I used sticky pads to stick the strip of green grass down.  The same for the folk and the little folk plus trowel. I also use some trim-it glue to stick them to the grass.

The picture below is how the card looked.

I left the card for a little while because I wanted to get a add-on that said " Happy 70th Birthday".

But I was un-successfully on finding a add-on that said that, :( so back to the drawing board....

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The first week of May I went to the newly open The Range in my area.  I have to say the Range have a fantastic craft section in store, not online it rubbish! If you ever get a chance to go to one, You must go!

While I was there I got a few things, some peel-off's the Docrafts Creativity magazine and a

pack of Papermania add-on's.  

Once I got home, I set up my work table and got out my uncles card.  I picked out a 'Happy Birthday' (from the add-ons that I had just bought) to suit the card. Once I had picked out the add-on that I wanted to use, I got out my little sticky pads, to stick the Happy Birthday on the card.  I also got out my number peel off's. I popped a 70 on the Watering Can.

 

Here is the picture of the card now!

My uncle's Birthday isn't til two weeks time! So I will let you all know what he thinks.

P.s. Please let me know what you think?