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