Hello, crafty friends! This is a small catch-up post since my father passed away in April and I haven't felt very creative, nor have I had the time or desire to craft much. I needed a few birthday cards so I wanted to give these products from the Spellbinders April Club Kits and Warehouse Sale a proper feature.
I needed a birthday card for my cousin's daughter and her favourite colours are black and purple. I've never liked the colour purple and I would never wear it but my love for purple in cardmaking has grown immensely in the last couple of years.
The centre panel was cut from
Mirror Gold cardstock. The numbers from a retired set called Birthday Wishes for Everyone were cut from
Lavender and
Eggplant cardstock. I suggest the new
Stitched Numbers Dies if you're looking for an alternative.
I loved making dark and light versions of this card. They look so different and yet they're both equally dramatic. This stitching die was one of the easiest to use so I loved how quickly they came together.
I ended up gifting this version of the birthday card to my cousin's daughter after playing with the
Sweet & Savory Dies, which I never used 'til now. I cut three sets of donuts from
Lavender,
Lilac Blossom and
Eggplant cardstock, then layered them in various combinations.
To finish, I embellished the donuts with three shades of purple enamel hearts. If you had a choice between the two black and purple birthday cards, which would you have chosen? It was a very tough choice for me, even as the giver. ;)
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