Biggest Wish – Happy Birthday

We have a really fun challenge for you today at Cardz 4 Guyz! 

How many of you collect/keep odds and sods because you just know that you can repurpose them into something great.  Do you, do it?

Pull them out and play along with us:  RECYCLE SOMETHING! 

I selected a few challenges to help me with my vision:  Stampin’ Up! Only Challenges (#306), Festive Friday (#114) and Color Dare (#505). 

This was fun and here is the result: 

Steps:

(1) Create Your Own Designer Series Paper:

Stamps:

• I tore a flap off of a Corrugated Box and ripped off one side to expose the ridges.
• I cut a portion of a used Bubble Padded Envelope.
• I added both of these to a Block with repositionable tape.

Stamping:

• On a half sheet (8½” x 5½”) of Crumb Cake cardstock, I stamped the Corrugate Ridge Lines with Soft Suede ink.
• I then inked the Bubble Envelope with Versamark ink and stamped over the Ridge Lines and heat-set the result with Gold Embossing Powder.

(2) Card

• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Crumb Cake cardstock.
• Background Panel: (5½” x 4”) Created Designer Series Paper.
  • Using a Sponge Dauber, the edges of the panel were colored with Crumb Cake ink.
• Accent Layer: Torn Newspaper also edged with Crumb Cake ink.
• Focal Background: Torn Corrugate.
  • Some of the Ridges and Edges of the Corrugate were swiped with Versamark ink and then heat-set with more Gold Embossing Powder.
• Sentiment Label (1): Torn Side of Corrugate (2½” x 2)
  • The word, HAPPY, from the Biggest Wish stamp set was stamped into Versamark ink and then into Early Espresso Ink and heat-set with Clear Embossing Powder.
• Sentiment Label (2): Early Espresso cardstock scrap (2¾” x 1”) distressed and pulled apart using the Faux Suede Technique.
  • The word, birthday, also from the Biggest Wish stamp set was stamped with Versamark ink and heat-set with Gold Embossing Powder.  (It shows a bit faintly in the photograph but looks very nice in real life).
  • The sides of the label were also torn.

All of the found, recycled and distressed elements created were adhered to the card base for a perfectly grungy yet elevated birthday card for a guy.

Join us for this newest challenge.  I look forward to seeing what you create with any recycled stuff in your someday stash!

Thanks for spending a some of your time with me today.  Cheers,  Jolanda.

Need a card? Ask me and I can create one for you.  Want the supplies to create your own, let me know and I can help you with that too!

Like this card? Want to make one similar?
I would LOVE to be your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. If you live in the United States, you can order your paper crafting supplies from my on-line store.  It is so easy. THANK YOU!

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