80th Birthday "Z" Card for Elaine

August! REALLY .... wow it has been a while. Well my dear blogging friends and family I have made some time to add a new post, at long last. I must admit our new NBN ISP has caused me some frustration in past months as we have tried to balance the limitations of data available. Work of course uses quite a bit and I work from home most days. Unfortunately we were so used to unlimited data, to now find we have limits comes as a bit of a shock!

So, I hope today's post finds you well and if you  are celebrating the Chinese New Year of the Rooster "Gong Xi Fa Cai".

I made some lovely cards over Christmas which I needed to send off and didn't take pictures of, however I have made more since (ready for next year) and I will see about posting them as soon as I can.

Today's card is one I was asked to make by a friend for her Mother-in-law Elaine's 80th Birthday which is in February, on Valentines day actually but celebrations will be taking place on Sunday 12th.

This has turned out to be a long post with lots of pictures - so make sure to grab yourself a cup of your favourite beverage and read on!

So without further ado let me show you what I made for her.

I made a box for the card as often recipients ask for no presents but then a card becomes more of a gift in itself.

I have a few pictures of the box so you can see how I decorated it.

I made it from Black 12 x 12 chipboard and used construction strips to join it all together.

The paper is from my stash and is from an old HOTP Joys Vintage 12 x 12 paper pad. Not sure if this is available any longer.

The letter is a Kaisercraft MDF product which I covered with matching design paper and the 1.5 inch ribbon added to finish it off.

You can see more of the ribbon here which I wrapped around the top lid of the box.


Here a glimpse of the card which measures 6 x 6 inches (approx 15.3 cm x 15.3 cm).

I lined the inside of the box with matching design paper.

Last image of the box, this time showing how I added design paper punched with a Martha Stewart punch to the corners for decorative effect.




OK onto the card itself ........

The card fits quite snugly inside its own box. Sorry included on more of the box - did I mention I was very happy about the box I made!!!

.... and here's the card!

It is a Z fold card and I used some instructions in a You tube video which I will add a link to in a moment.

This style of card was one I described in my very first posting on my blog and you can see the other two examples HERE.

Here is the link to a video by Cheryl that I used to get the measurements from.

Here is the card now fully opened so you can see how I decorated it. The brief was to include pinks and purples, butterflies and dragonflies and her hobby is sewing.

FRONT PANEL
I used Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed Fleurs stamped on vellum, white heat embossed the image, die cut them out then used scissors to fringe the petals, I used a Rose Bud memento ink pad and Lime Pastel chalk pad to colour the vellum. The circle was from one of the Italian Collection dies (Decorative Frames) from Sue Wilson. The 80 were from Spotlight (an Australian store).

MIDDLE PANEL
I raided my stash and found a pink die cut piece which fitted my needs for the middle panel. It is a Spellbinders die - Lace Doily Motifs (S5 -063). The decorations were from my sticker folder and I no longer have their source. I also added a wired mauve butterfly which I know you can get at most Crafting Stores or on e-Bay.

BACK PANEL
This is actually a pocket and contains a tag which I'll show you in a minute. I decorated this with pieces from my stash. Clare, you gave me a couple of the die cut butterflies - I think they are Spellbinders dies that  I do not have. A couple of flowers on top of the pale pink die cut which is a Spellbinders Labels 46 Decorative Elements die (S4-494). The sewing pieces were again from my stash and were some decorative buttons that I have had for ages!

In reverse now .... the back of the card. I notice some people do not decorate the backs of their Z fold cards, I decided I would.

BACK PANEL
Matted with a piece of American Crafts pastel card stock (from my stash), the sentiment was a white peel off. The swirls were a Bella (Brand) product. The 80 was cut out using a Cottage Cutz Candles petite die that I die cut out of pink scraps then covered in glossy accents to add an enameled effect. I coloured the little "flames" with copics.

MIDDLE PANEL
I matted this with a piece of the design paper from the HOTP pad, then added the Sue Wilson Arbour Gate die CED 9403. More buttons of dragonflies from my stash, as well as a cute little hat and another butterfly sticker and that panel was complete.

FRONT PANEL
I used the Heartfelt creations Raindrops on Roses die (HCD1 743) cut out of white card stock, a ribbon and a diamante crystal "E" letter at the bottom - also fro Spotlight (just realised this is hard to see in the photo but it is there!).

Here is the card standing up in its "Z-fold" formation.

I mentioned the back panel was in fact a pocket, this contain a tag that can be used as another writing panel. Great for adding a photo of the family onto as well. I made a rose flower using the Sue Wilson "classic Rose die CED 1407.

The panel in pale pink was made using a Fleur de Lis Spellbinders die (S4-317).

Here you can see the tag in more detail. I used a piece of Washi tape in the middle of the back side of the tag to join the two pieces of the matting together.

There you have it.

The main ingredients that I have used to make this card are:

Grafix - Medium Weight Chipboard - Black - Assorted Sizes	American Crafts Black 12 x 12 Cardstock	HOTP Paper Pizazz Joy's Vintage Papers	Kaisercraft 90mm Wooden letter E	Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch around the page
Heartfelt Creations Sun kissed Fleur stamp HCPC-3533	Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed Fleur Die HCD1-734	Judikins White Opaque Embossing Powder	Vellum - White 12 x 12	Heat it Craft Tool
Memento Rose Bud Ink Pad	Colorbox Lime Pastel Chalk Ink Pad	Sue Wilson Italian Collection Decorative Frames CED1503	Spellbinders Lace Doily Motifs - S5-063	Spellbinders Labels-46-decorative-element S4-494
Cottage Cutz Number Candles SC-CCE-161	Sue Wilson Arbour Gate CED 9403	Heartfelt Creations Raindrops on Roses Die HCD 743	Sue Wilson - Classic Rose CED1407	Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Rectangles S4-317

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A 100th Birthday Card

Hello. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are well and are having a great day. I have a birthday card to show you today. I was asked to make this special card to help celebrate the 100th Birthday of a family member by the person who called me with her request. Her comment was "No presents are allowed and I don't think a Hallmark card will work this time, so could you make me one?".
I was told the recipient of the card likes flowers, lace, ribbons, buttons and anything feminine looking.

Because it is a special card I decided to make a box for it as well. So I have plenty of photos to show you starting from outside the box - to the card inside.

Here is the box, I made it from a sheet of A3 Quill white cardstock. On the top I added a couple of the Stamps and dies from Heartfelt Creations Botanic Orchid Collection, I coloured them with daubers and memento inks.

I used three colours of seam binding ribbon in a red/mauve tone.

On the sides of the corners I used an Elizabeth Crafts Design Hardware 1 Hinges die using the same cardstock (DCWV Brights Pad) as I used in making the card inside.

Here is a sneak peek view of the card inside!

I was delighted that the box was a perfect size. I made it about .5inch - 1.2cm deep so that the embellishments wouldn't get squashed inside the box.



OK so let's look at this card i more detail....

This is a side step card, it measures 9inches across and is 8inces tall. I actually cheated a little with the three side steps by adding a piece of card stock into the step features so they could be a little deeper in size.

I used a sheet of dark pink card from a DCWV Brights Cardstock 12 x 12 pad. The side panel is 4.5inches wide. I covered all panels with a few sheets of design paper from the Prima 6 x 6 Tales of You & Me Collection Kit.

I placed a strip of lace on the far left side of the panel and then added the Tattered Lace BirdHouse Row die cut from cream cardstock, flowers made from Heartfelt Creations Delightful Daisies, Botanic Orchid stamps and dies, coloured with memento ink pads. In between all the flowers I added a mauve seam binding bow.

The two little cards were cut from the Prima paper pad and I also added a white pearl flourish from my stash.

The three steps on the right are 4.5inches wide. On each step I punched out a few strips using a Martha Stewart punch and inked the edges using a Vintage Photo ink pad.

On the first step I added the crystal rhinestones in the shape of 100, I bought these from Spotlight, not sure what the brand was.

The Prima patterned paper had a sheet of sticky letters at the back of the pad and I used these to spell TODAY.

On the second step, I added a Heartfelt diecut from the Timeless Amour die cut in white cardstock. I used a silver peel off onto the pink cardstock and matted in Silver Mirror card from my scraps.

The third step was quite lovely by itself so I just added the Hummingbird and one of the flower images.







I added a Kaisercraft Hanging Plaques wood piece, cut some of the spare cardstock to fill it and placed a silver Peel off inside it. I adhered this plaque to a piece of chipboard covered with silver mirror card stock and stuck inside the card to give it some strength.

Here is the back of the card. I used the Spellbinders Majestic labels twenty five to cut out the writing panel and the verse which I adapted from something I found on google. The little image was from a Kaisercraft Key to My Heart Collectables die cuts. I shaded the die when it was still on the cardstock with Angel Pink memento ink.

Please excuse the untidy background of my crafting table, I wanted to take a photo of the card standing, so you get an idea of the layers. Pretty huh?













..... and there you have it. The card was a pleasure to make - the hardest thing was getting the colour theme and once I had the Prima papers I was off!

Here are the main ingredients that I used to make this card:

Quill White A3 210gsm MultiBoard	DCWV Bright Mat Stack Pad 12 x 12	Prima Tales of You & Me 6 x 6 Collection Kit	ECD Hardware 1 - Hinges - 962	Heartfelt Creations Regal Hummingbird Stamp
Heartfelt Creations Botanic Orchid Bouquet Cling Stamp	Heartfelt Creations Delightful Daisies Stamps HCPC-3656	Tsukineko - VersaMark Ink Pad	Judikins White Opaque Embossing Powder	Heat it Craft Tool
Heartfelt Creations Regal Hummingbird Die	Heartfelt Creations Botanic Orchid Bouquet Die	Heartfelt Creations Delightful Daisy Die HCD1-760	Heartfelt Creations Timeless Amour Die HCD1-728	Memory Box Quinn Flourish 98267
Tattered Lace Birdhouse Row D541	Spellbinders Majestic Labels Twenty Five S5-189	Kaiser Craft HANGING PLAQUES Wood Flourishes FL334	Mirri Card - Silver	Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch around the page
Universal Crafts Sponge Daubers	Memento Lilac Posies Ink Pad	Memento Lulu Lavender Ink Pad	Memento Paris Dusk Ink Pad	Memento Grape Jelly Ink Pad
Memento Bamboo Leaves Ink Pad	Memento Angel Pink Ink Pad	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink Pad Vintage Photo	Kaisercraft Key to My Heart Collectables

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