Not all the products in my NBUS box have been there for months. Some are more recent and the Grand Finale die and stencil set by The Greetery are a more recent purchase. When I look at purchasing new products I want to be sure I can use them for a variety of occasions and groups of people. These, like the Yay! product suite also by The Greetery will work for birthdays, all kinds of celebrations, and a wide age-range of recipients. I used the Yay! for two graduations this spring and summer, and expect to use Grand Finale multiple times as well. This card (the second one I created) went to a stamping buddy of mine who celebrated her birthday recently.
The die etches a wonderful design on the card as well as openings on each of the fireworks. I backed the panel with silver holographic paper and then stenciled the pink and orange bursts.
You can get a sense of the sparkle from the holographic paper in this photo. I also used it to die cut the sentiment from Papertrey Ink’s Bold Borders: Wave. I stacked three white die cuts of the sentiment under the holographic paper for some dimension. I added Pinkfresh Studio’s Clear Iridescent Drops for some added sparkle.
The die set also includes some small pinwheels which you’ll see in the next card. Here I added one on the inside. It also uses some of the holographic paper.
The inside sentiment is from an old set from Papertrey Ink. Several years ago, I decided to remove the stamps from the CD cases that Papertrey Ink used for their stamps. I put them on acetate and was sometimes able to peel off the label to add to the cardstock I backed them with. If not, I wrote the name of the set on the paper. Somehow neither of those happened so I have no idea what set this is from. I still have one box of Papertrey Ink stamps that remain in their CD cases. I lost all interest in repackaging the rest of them.
Here’s the first card I made. It uses all the same products, but I added some pinwheels to the front. I thought it was too busy, but ultimately my husband and I decided it was OK. Nonetheless, I much prefer the second, cleaner-looking card.
I’m sending the first card to Seize the Birthday (anything goes) and to Darnell’s NBUS.
First, before I forget, I love the hanging basket on the tiled wall in your prior post, Karen! Great job on smooching and daubing the ink on the flowers and leaves. And these cards just burst with celebration, right down to the tiny and really cute pinwheels! Anyone getting one of these cards would just be instantly happy all over! Thank you for using this week’s I.D.E.A.S. Calendar twice and linking in the gallery to motivate others!📌 And thank you for your many entries in NBUS! ❤️Hugs, Darnell
Karen, this is such a fun card with your fireworks and the sparkly paper behind them. I also love the background impression that goes so perfectly with your fireworks. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday.
This card definitely speaks of celebration. A very cheery card.
This is gorgeous! I love the colours you chose, the terrific texture and the bit of sparkle is perfect. Thanks for playing along with us at Seize the Birthday.
Fireworks works so well for a celebration of any kind. Two fun cards, Karen! I imagine these really shimmer in real life! Thanks for linking up at Seize the Birthday.
Comments are closed.