Hello! I hope you are well. One of my dearest friends was celebrating a very special birthday a few days ago. Her favourite colour is purple so I used Gorgeous Grape ink and card to create this Layers of Beauty 60th birthday card…
Special friends and special birthdays definitely deserve a special card. So, I made a larger than normal one for me. The card base when folded measures 7″ x 5″. Then I added a layer of Gorgeous Grape card measuring 6-3/4″ x 4-3/4″. The next layer of Basic White measures 6-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ and I stamped the large floral image with Versamark Ink , added silver embossing powder and heat set it.
I then used the Layers of Beauty decorative masks with Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green inks. It’s amazing how much depth you can achieve by just layering up one colour of ink on those beautiful blooms.
The Happy stamp is from Greetings of the Season. The Birthday and Friend stamps are both from the Everyday Greetings stamp set. I used the Alphabet A La Mode dies with silver foil for the 60. To add the TH beside the numbers, I simply masked off the other letters in birthday, inked the stamp and removed the masking tape before stamping.
I added layers and a sentiment to the inside of the card too…
The final touches were some little flowers stamped inside and coloured with Wink Of Stella. Plus a few Purple Shimmer gems on the front.
I hope you like the finished result as much as my friend did.
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Happy crafting,
Heather x
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