Tuesday 17 April 2018

Happy Birthday

I made this card for the Cardz for Gals 'Black, white and one bright colour' challenge.  I'm also entering the Die-Cut Divas 'Anything Goes' and Seize the Birthday 'Vibrant Colours' challenges.  The card is from my snippets drawers so I'm heading into the playground at Pixie's Crafty Workshop.


Card blank: 7" x 7" white matt
Dies: Apple Blossom 'Cherry Tree' (magazine freebie), Creative Expressions 'Mini Happy Birthday'
Colouring: Black Promarker
Snippets: Black, white and cerise matt card

I die cut two cherry tree dies from black card and then trimmed another piece of black card to make a square the width of the die cut.  I trimmed a piece of white card, layered it onto the black square and attached it to the card front.  I then used Stick and Spray glue to attach the two die cuts to the top and bottom of the card.  I ran a black Promarker around the inside edge of the flowers as I wanted to ensure the white card didn't show around the edges of the inlaid flowers.  I cut the blossoms from several snippets of cerise card and inlaid them.  To finish I die cut 'Happy Birthday' from black card and attached it across the centre.

Kath x

17 comments:

Sue said...

Hi Kath, Lovely card.

Hope you have a nice day. Sue

meg said...

That's a statement card, love the colours and dies, beautiful

Michelle N. said...

Wow, how gorgeous! And a lot of work with all the inlay-thanks for sharing your lovely creation with us at Die Cut Diva's!

Lisa said...

This is so gorgeous!! I love the beautiful cherry blossoms!! They look amazing!! What a stunning card!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Liz McGuire, said...

Love this, the vibrant colour is perfect, Liz x

cotnob said...

This is beautiful Kath, such a gorgeous colour.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Arlene said...

Great design and I love the flowers. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas.

Carol S. said...

Brilliant card Kath and love the design with the pretty flowers. Hugs, Carol S.xx

Pat said...

What a pretty flower die Kath and love the inlaid cerise floeers which stand out beautifully, and perfect for the challenge. x

Janice said...

A fabulous card Kath, the red and black are just stunning together. Such pretty flowers.
Janice x

Lindsey said...

A beautiful card! And a great idea to add a little black behind your die cuts before insetting the cerise pieces, I'll have to remember that tip! Thanks for linking this card up at Seize the Birthday!

Janis Lewis said...

Cute! Thanks for sharing with us at Cardz 4 Galz.
Janis
Pause Dream Enjoy

Di said...

Wow Kath, this is absolutely beautiful! Love the blossom and all that inlaying was so worth the time it must have taken - fabulous result!

Hugs

Di xx

Valerija said...

Wow that is super pretty, Kath! xxx

Mrs A. said...

That is a great tip for the inlaying. I must try and remember it. The resulting red flowers are beautiful. Hugs Mrs A.

Sian said...

Beautiful card. It must have taken you ages! Thank you for joining us at Cardz 4 Galz. Sian.

Sue - said...

Such a pretty card. You must have a lot of patience to do all that inlaying! Thanks for joining us at Cardz for Galz