Happy 40th Birthday Sis xxx

Today is my little Sister’s 40^th Birthday and this is the card I made for her in the style of a Cath Kidston bag that I know she likes.

I created a shape that was roughly the same as this bag and made it gusseted to it can stand up. I used Velcro as a fastener so it could be opened to write a message inside. This is a side view

Both front and back of the card have been covered in paper that was from my stash. I threaded pearls onto a wire for a handle and hid the ends between ovals of cardboard mounted inside and outside of the card. The closure has a heart brad as decoration.

I created a tag by recycling card from packaging for a Papermania embossing folder. It has a lovely pink heart pattern on it and was white on the back. I used a tag die which was a recent freebie with a papercrafting magazine. The heart ribbon was a recent bargain purchase for only 50p for a 3 meter reel J Finally I added some peel offs for the sentiment. She was not looking forward to turning 40 so I thought I would be kind and leave the message on the inside to not advertise her advancing years….. her husband however has decorated their home with 2 foot high balloons and posted a picture on Facebook advertising her age for all the world to see!

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – 8” shaped card

Paper – from my stash, think it may be from a huge Colorbok pack

Tools – Tag die (magazine freebie)

Embellishments – Dovecraft brad, pearls, wire, peel off stickers

Techniques – Diecutting, recycling, shaped card/fancy fold

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• Add A Little Dazzle - #9 Add some Red
• Aud Sentiments  – #98 Any Sentiment
• Brown Sugar - #77 Anything Goes
• Card Mania - #38 Anything Goes
• Challenges 4 Everybody  – #37 Anything Goes
• Craftin Desert Divas – Shaped Cards
• Crafting By Designs – Get Your Girl On
• Crafting For All Seasons - #69 For The Girls
• Craftitude - #56 Anything Goes / Ribbons & Pearls
• Crafts 4 Eternity – #159 Fancy Folds
• Crafting From The Heart - # 5 Anything Goes/Fancy Folds
• Crafty Calendar Challenge – Let’s Celebrate
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper - January
• Crafty Sentiments – Birthday
• Craftyhands - #6 Put A Tag on it
• Creative Moments - #34 Anything Goes / Buttons  & pearls
• Deep Ocean Challenge - #69 Birthday
• Di’s Digi Designs – Spots & Dots
• Diva’s By Design – Anything Goes
• Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday – Polka Dots
• Hiding In My Craftroom - #133 Clean & Simple
• Inklings & Yarns - #41 Anything Goes
• Just Because Linky Party – Anything Goes
• LEJ Designs - #84 Anything Goes
• Lexi’s Creations - #108 Fancy Folds
• Make It Monday –  #175 Anything Goes
• Moving Along With The Times – Girly Cards
• My Craft Creations – Anything Goes
• Natalie & Amy’s Challenge – #16 One for the Girlies
• Oldie But Goodie – Recycle heart card from packaging (paper 6+ years old, stickers at least 10)
• Paper Nest Dolls – #2 Anything Goes
• Paper Pretties – #PWC294 Anything Goes
• Party Time Tuesdays  – #156 Use Ribbon
• Pink Elephant  - #234 Pink, Red & 1 colour (White)
• Simply Create Too - #53 Use Hearts
• Sister Act Card Challenges - #40 Anything Goes
• Stamping For The Weekend – Birthday
• Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
• Whoopsi Daisy – Tic Tac Toe (pearls, ribbon, sentiment)