Thursday, January 15, 2015

A MUSICAL HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Hi there, I'm back to share a card that I made last week for my daughter, Gillian's birthday. She's the singing and ringing member of the family - pretty much her life is music. Right now she is on a two-week East Coast tour with her Handbell Choir from College. Here is the link to the itinerary for those of you in warmer climates. It may be that she will be at a venue near you - and if you like handbells - you'll love the concert!  Anyway, back to the card, which of course, had to have music incorporated into it!

Over the holidays, while I was making my MIL's birthday card - I broke my Big Shot!  Total crisis! Amazon Prime came to the rescue and two days later a Big Kick was delivered!  I've had fun getting to know my new friend. This card uses the Sizzix Movers and Shapers XL Die - Square Stand-Up. 

Gillian's favorite color is purple, so I used a purple card base and then distressed the music sheet paper with Memento Lulu Lavender before layering to the base.


I stamped the music label from Sparkle N Sprinkle's Set 424 in Versamark and heat embossed with Concord. The set coordinates with SB Labels Thirteen and that is what I used to cut and emboss the image and the layer with. The sentiment was stamped on glossy white and was cut and embossed with SB Classic Ovals Large. Lulu Lavender was sponged over the sentiment before the die was removed. I attached the sentiment with a wobble to add some movement.


I tied a bow at the side of the top flap with lavender satin ribbon before adding the stamped pieces with dimensional dots. A little note charm was tied to the bow to finish off the card.

Hope you've enjoyed my quick share today. I'd like to enter this card in the Scrapy Land Challenge #9 - Use a die that Scrapy Land sells.

Hugs,

Shona

16 comments:

  1. SO beautiful ! I loved the musical bg ,color and the fold too ! Lovely card :)

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  2. Oh wow Shona this is a stunning Birthday easel design. Just love the music theme and purple hues.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  3. Shona, this is just lovely! I am sure your beautiful daughter loved it!

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  4. Wowser, Shona! So happy Gillian is off doing her thing in the warmer zone - and that her BD card is shared with the rest of us. Sorry to hear about your Big Shot, but I'm sure you'll be just as happy with your Big Kick - I have one of those, too. I've never seen that square die before - is there just a little slot cut out of it on the bottom to be used to hold the easel portion up? How clever! Beautiful card, Miss Shona! I like how the music is staggered on the paper. love, de

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  5. Oops! I am back -- Thanks for playing in the Scrapy Land Challenge using die cuts! I hope to see more of your pretty projects in the next challenge, too! hugs and blessings, de {Creative Smiles}

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  6. Your birthday card for your daughter is stunning! Love the soft lavender and the music note charm is a perfect addition.

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  7. I love your birthday card for your musical daughter! This is so pretty! I wish I were closer to hear her play. Charlotte is about 1 1/2 hrs. from me.

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  8. A wonderful card and love the color combo!

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  9. What a beautiful easel card. Your daughter will love it. That is a perfect design for a music lover and I love the colors you chose for it too!

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  10. I love, love, love this birthday card you made for your daughter! I am sure she will treasure it! I love the purple and lavendar toghether! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapy Land Challenge #9!

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  11. It's such a wonderful card, filled with all the things your Gillian loves best. Liked the S/B shape that you were able to use with this pretty image, and love the shine of the beautiful bow, and that nifty little music note. I especially loved the shape of this lovely card. Well done!! TFS & Hugs

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  12. I'm back really quickly to say thanks for sharing it with us for the Scrapy Land Challenge too.

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  13. This is lovely! The colors are beautiful and the charm is a perfect addition. Thanks for joining us at Scrapy Land!

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  14. Great musical card, my youngest sun and his girlfriend , are both musiciens, so this card is ideal as inspiration for me, thank you Shona

    Greetings
    Maria

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  15. Lovely card. The musical background is fantastic.

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  16. This is such a beautiful birthday card for your daughter !!! I hope she had a wonderful day !!! Wishing you a beautiful and blessed day !!!
    Hugs,
    Mayra

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Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me share in part of your day. I would love to hear what you think about my latest creation!