Thursday, February 2, 2012

21st Birthday

     My neice turns 21 this week. She can now legally do everything she has been doing since she's been 16. (hehe).  The best thing about making cards is that one can design the card based on the receiver's personality. There is a lot of symbolism with this card. Here's a brief explanation.  I love her dearly. She's a singer in a band and she also writes her own music. Country Pop is her style. Hopefully, one day she'll be a star.  She's already a star in my book.


   I sponged the background of the rustic white panel using Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet and Pixie Dust inks to create the gradiation.  This was the first time I tried something like this, and I am very happy with the outcome.
    The sheet music background was stamped in London Fog. I still haven't mastered the techniques of stamping off on another piece of paper first. So when I stamped it onto the card panel, the image was uneven.  I had to do it a 2nd time. I was off somewhat with my stamp placement, but I think I managed to conceal the major errors.


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9 comments:

Michelle said...

LOL @ legally doing everything she's been doing since she was 16!
Love all the dimension you have here...and I am a huge fan of using numbers on birthday cards!

Joyce said...

This is such a sweet card, and there are so many personal touches!. Your neice will love it. I like how you have incorporated musical elements in so many different ways, esp. the glittery notes.

Lauren said...

So fun and so personal!! I'm sure she'll LOVE it! Giving a card that was made JUST FOR THEM is such a joy...no doubt she'll treasure it. :)

Denise said...

21 is so fun! I remember a peach bellini (or 2) and dancing the night away. :) So you know, "stamping off" is a dreaded practice for me - never turns out, but you did a great job because I can't see any boo-boos. I love the gradient effect - a fun touch. HUGS.

Nadine said...

Im sure your niece is going to love her specially made card, you've included so much of her personality!

Elena said...

Love how you made this card with your niece completely in mind! And LOL over your opening comments :)

Elizabeth Sunday said...

I love that this card includes such meaningful things for your niece. I also really like the pop of glitter on the music notes.

Mayol said...

i love that this is so personalized. The colors you used are sweet and (semi-)edgy at the same time :)

Becky Carafa said...

This is such a cool card!