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This is the card I made for Offspring2 recently. I cannot believe 21 years have passed!
When I make birthday cards for the offspring, I really try to incorporate interests from the year that has passed. To squeeze all of that onto this card, I made it 10 1/2 inches tall! Hence the handmade envelope. I looked at a standard business envelope and went from there. (Why, yes, I do have a We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board…but I didn’t want the envelope to have flaps like a regular rectangular card/invitation envelope, so I didn’t use it.)
Supplies: Stamps – Hampton Arts, Hero Arts, OffiStamp, Papertrey Ink, Taylored Expressions, paper – Lowes paint chip, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Kaleidoscope DSP (card & envelope), Real Red, Tangerine Tango, inks – Copic 110, E15, E23, R29, W1, W3, Papertrey Ink Fresh Snow, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Inks Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Papertrey Ink (numbers), Spellbinders (rectangle tag), Taylored Expressions (banner, photo), embossing folder – Tim Holtz/Sizzix, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.
November 4, 2016 at 9:32 am
Super-classy card for a chap! The grey background sets it all off so nicely and I love the bespoke envelope. Is there a story to how a racoon featured in the past year?
November 4, 2016 at 10:50 am
All of my offspring exchange silly YouTube videos with me, this past year, Offspring2 & I were passing raccoons back & forth (and favorite dog instagrams).
November 4, 2016 at 10:57 am
Sounds like fun!
November 4, 2016 at 11:12 am
It’s a way to connect!
November 4, 2016 at 9:33 am
Hold on, I just looked at the Racoon Caring card, so I think I answered my own question!
November 5, 2016 at 6:32 am
Aw this is fabulous Kathy! Love it.
I love that you used the black card as it makes all the other colours POP.
Really lovely make Kathy.
~ Cobs. x
November 5, 2016 at 8:46 am
Thank you for the kind words, Cobs!