Sunday 2 November 2014

For someone special............................

here is the birthday card I made for our daughters birthday in August....................
 
 
 
made with her namesakes die from Tonic................................which was trimmed and joined to make the scroll along the top of the card..............
 
 
 
 
and a co-ordinating book.....................................using the die in full with a shadow of soft gold card shadow behind.......................
 
 
 
 

 


just a cheapish Kraft style book - just waiting to be dressed up...............................


 
 
the inspiration for the book came from  Rebecca's Cards  posted 4th August...............who makes the most amazing cards with hand stitched papers and lots of embellishments but always just the right amount......................she had trimmed a book up very similar to this and I just thought how lovely it looked and decided if I saw something similar then I would have a go........................well fate or what I'm not sure, I was shopping the following week in our local Sainsbury's and saw this version of the book and into the shopping trolley it went........................ Emily can put photos in or anything she wants. 
 
I enjoyed making it and hopefully she will enjoy using it.................................
 
Ingredients used:-
 
for the card
SB Grand Squares
SW Sea Garden Emboss Folder
SB Dainty Dots Emboss Folder
Tonic 'Emily' Die
Tim Holtz Bird Cage Die
SB Decorative Labels Eight
SB Decorative Labels Twenty Two
Stampin' Up Papillon Pot Pourri stamp
Stampin' Up Butterfly Punch
 
for the book
in addition to some of the above I used the
SB Fancy Frames Two
MB Dancing Butterflies Die
 
 
Well we have another lovely day here today................going to get ready shortly to have a walk and get some fresh air and blow the cobwebs away....................enjoy whatever you are doing today and sorry for taking so long between posts.
 
xxGailxx
 
 

7 comments:

  1. Gail, a beautiful card for your daughter, is she a Leo ??? Our oldest is and so is Anna whom I nanny for , they are so determined to do what they want and think. Which is not a bad thing. Hazel x

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  2. Brilliant card and Book, love them both.
    Have a couple of books I might look out and do something with.
    Have a great week
    Hugs

    Patricia xx

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  3. Gail, thank you for your lovely comment, oh yes she is a Leo you are spot on that's them, our Gillian is a good egg to as you put it, Anna is only 12 but she is a true friend - yes she can be moody but mainly when very tired. Drives me knuts at times but on the whole she is good. As small children you could bring them out of those moods by changing what was going on. I only wish I had known more about it all when Gillian was younger. Hazel x

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  4. Hi Gail
    A beautiful set for Emily. Hope she had a lovely birthday but I'm sure that she will have been thrilled with these creations.
    Best wishes.
    Ang x

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  5. Thank you so much for your kind words Gail, they mean so much to me! I am honoured to have inspired such a stunning creation! I love the elegant die-cuts you've used and the butterflies and pearls look so pretty and perfect. This will make a wonderful gift! I love the card too - such a beautiful design with the birdcage! x
    Rebecca.

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  6. The card and the mini book are both beautiful!! Love the colors too!

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