This was super easy. Started by scoring and folding a white top folding A2 card base from thick Whisper White cardstock. Next created a DIY 50 number stencil by die cutting from masking paper. Positioned it on the card base and applied Wilted Violet distress ink in an ombre with a mini blending tool. Before removing the stencil, applied clear shimmer.
Heat embossing the sentiments with clear glitter embossing powder was all that was left to finish the card. The ampersand and Fabulous sentiment were stamped with Versafine black ink and Happy Birthday was stamped with Wilted Violet distress oxide ink, The card is very sparkly IRL.
Update: To be honest, I'm not a fan of one layer cards. Most of my one layer cards will get trimmed or die cut out and re-done before it is given away. I love handmade cards for their dimension and texture. So I ended up die cutting it out with a stitched rectangle, stamping the beautiful image and matting it onto a dark grey panel before giving it to my SIL.
Another quick one from me. Thank you for dropping by.
Challenges:
Less is More - #389 One Layer Focus on Sentiment
Moving Along with the Times - #92 Sentiment Only
Time Out - #130 Unique
Inspirational - #181 Desiger's Choice Use Your Stash
Watercooler Wednesday - #210 Heidi's All About Occasions
18 comments:
fun card Trina, I'm sure she loved the card :)
Fantastic card, Trina. That shade of purple is bold and wonderful, and I love the gradation of color on the numbers. Love the bloack staping over "50". Perfect CAS and a wonderfully unique birthday card as well. Thanks for playing at Less Is More and at Time Out.
Love it Trina, how could I not being so purple and CAS, fab ombré look and great you made your own stencil. Thanks for joining Time Out and Ink x
Wow! What a perfect milestone birthday card, Trina! Love the ombre numbers!
SUPER duper make for a 50th birthday (and the LIM challenge) and what a great colour scheme too
Kathyk
I love the ombre purple and the clean look of the card. The sparkly shine is gorgeous.
Your 50 pops on your QCAS OLC, Trina. Your SIL will love her one of a kind birthday card. TFS Hugs..Nancy
Lovely ombre effect in the colours! Perfect for your SIL!
Perfect for our challenge, this is great I love the foil look. Thank you for sharing your talent at Moving Along With The Times.
I really like the way you stamped the sentiment over the numbers. Great design. Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational Challenges.
This looks super, it really pops, perfect for our challenge at MAWTT, xxx
Love the ombre 50, Trina! It's so pretty. I'm sure your SIL loved this simple and stylish B-day card.
Hideko xx
Fabulous card Trina. Love your ombre shading of the sentiment. Perfect CASness. Thanks for joining us at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week. Tristan DT
A stunning CAS card. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday this week.
50 and fantastic card, Trina! :) LOVE the CAS OL design! The ombre really is beautiful in purple. Your heat embossed fabulous is just perfect right across the 50. I bet your SIL loved her card! xx
What a fantastic OLC! Love the colours too,
Thanks for sharing this with us at MAWTT,
Hugz Tinz
clever made 50 Number as masking ...
I love your purple distress ombre look here
so simple but beauty
clever you miss lady
hugs
Monika
This is an absolutely gorgeous CAS card. Love the gradient purple. It is phenomenal!
Thanks so much for playing with us at Time Out!
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