Just for fun ~ in Red, White & Blue!

As we go into the long bank holiday weekend I thought I would make a 60th Congratulatory card ~ just for fun, though if I do bump in to Her Maj' in Tescos over the weekend I will give it to her ;o)

The '60th' is very sparkly as I used "Dazzling Diamonds" Glitter, (obviously for a diamond jubilee) and then put  "Crystal Effects" over the top, so super shiny too and for a change you can actually see this on the card to some extent.

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Have a great day.... xx

** OH ~ a quick update, I entered this card into the Challenge over at Less Is More, which is a great challenge site, especially if you love CAS cards, as I do, gone on, pop over there and join in!  Click HERE  to go to their site.

And I've aslo entered it into the Moving Along With The Times challenge, click HERE to check out theirs.


 
Project Ingredients


Card stock : "Whisper White"; "Pacific Point" & "Poppy Parade"
Accessories : "Dazzling Diamonds" glitter & "Crystal Effects"
Colour:   Black StazOn
Tools : Tape runner adhesive; Big Shot machine; "Scallop Circle" die, "Timeless Type Junior Alphabet" die

Scallop Circle Card

Hi there, today's share is a scalloped circle card that I made using the Scallop Circle die for the Big Shot.

I've seen a lot of cards made using this die, but usually people place a folded piece of cardstock about the top 4 scallops shy so that the fold is kept in tacked.  Personally, I prefer the full scallop look as I think missing the top scallops gives the card a very unsymmetrical look. 

What I do is cut 2 pieces of cardstock and score the back one at around the top 4 scallop mark and adhere them together.  This gives you the same inside area as the other style of card, but the front looks so much better.

I used the Decorative label punch on "Whisper White" and inked the edges and adhered to the bottom of the back piece.  This is the area for the personal message.  I also used the Paper Piercing Tool to poke holes in all of the scallops, which is such a cute little additional touch.



I have a EK Success circle cutter that I used to cut out the circles, and even though you can't tell from this picture, I added a little "Crystal Effect" to the vase to make it shiny as though it has water in it.

I wrote the front sentiment myself, which was actually very scary as I did it after I finished everything else, so it could have been a very big mistake if I had messed up, but luckily it came out ok.

Hope you like it, please leave a comment, it would be lovely to hear from you ...  xx



Project Ingredients

Stamp Sets :  "A Slice of Life" - Level 1 hostess in Summer Mini
Card stock : "Whisper White" & "Rich Razzleberry"
Colour : "Rich Razzleberry" marker pen & "Sahara Sand" ink pad - to add a touch of shadow
Tools : "Scallop Circle" Die for the Big Shot; "Decorative Label" punch; & "SNAIL" tape runner adhesive