I made this birthday card amidst the Valentine's cards I was making so it ended up with this red, white and black theme.
I started with a large red envelope and made a red card that fit inside. I added this layer of cool gift wrap that looks like weathered wood that was saved from Christmas. I created a background by gluing strips of red cardstock onto a piece of scrap paper and die cut a large label (SX) from the panel. I embossed it with a large embossing folder with a delicate geometric pattern. I had to trim off the two bumps on the sides to get it to fit on the front of my card so I glued those inside the top and bottom curved areas on the label. I added a chalk board greeting to the middle of the label and then embellished it with red and iridescent dots of glitter glue. After it was dry I glued this large focal element to my card front sandwiching a loop of light gray organza ribbon in between. To finish off, I flagged the ends of the ribbon. Really happy with how it worked out. I am enjoying the large cards but it does mean that to stick to my plan of destashing large envelopes this year I cannot dig into my stash for a last minute card!!!! Therese
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