Monday, January 21, 2013

A Window Bday Card

Hi everyone!

I had a few minutes to craft and I wanted to make a special birthday card for my son who will be turning 11 in just a few days...As many times as I've told him to stop growing and getting older, he's NOT listening! :) So, I thought I'd make a card celebrating his double digit birthday.

I chose to play along with a few challenges. First up, the Moxie Fab site wanted us to create a card with a window. Fun! Then, the CAS-ual Fridays site had us doing a long and short card (long on one side and short on the other). Also, I just learned of a new site called Inkspirational challenges. They had an inspiration picture for us to draw from. Below is the challenge badge and my card.
Truth be told, I started out as a scrapbooker many, many years ago. Therefore, a lot of stamps were purchased planning how they'd be used on a scrapbook page. This number stamp was one of those purchases. But I realized today that I could use it on this card. I think it was from Michael's $1 bin, too! First off, I used a die to make the "11". Then, I used my distress inks to stamp the numbers. The "11" that I cut out was then inked so that you can see it peeking in from the front of the card. My son loves red and blue so I'm hoping he likes this card. The card is sized 3 x 5.5. And I really liked this size card...it was fun to work with a different size!

There's still plenty of time to play long...I hope you check out both challenges b/c they were a lot of fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Pat
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11 comments:

  1. Mynn xxJanuary 21, 2013 at 8:05 PM

    What a great idea for a birthday card!!! LOVE this idea! And the red, white, and blue are fabulous! If you have some time, I'd love for you to come join in our challenges at Inkspirational and Technique Tuesday! HUGS and have a great week! :)

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  2. UnknownJanuary 21, 2013 at 8:06 PM

    That red color works! Love it! I'm sure he'll love it too :)

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  3. Mynn xxJanuary 21, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    Thank you SO MUCH for joining us again this week at Inkspirational! Can't wait to see what you make of our next challenge! HUGS!!!

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  4. sandieJanuary 22, 2013 at 12:17 AM

    This is fabulous! I LOVE how you did the number 11 and the the clean and bright looks great. I am sure your son will love it.
    Thanks for playing along at Inkspirational and hope to see you next week.

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  5. Ruth MJanuary 22, 2013 at 2:35 AM

    What a great masculine birthday card and a wonderful idea with the number 11! I'm sure your son will be very happy!
    Thanks so much for playing along with us at Inkspirational & I hope you join us again soon! Ruth x

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  6. Lisbeth KJanuary 22, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    This is a Inkspirational card!! Wow, this idea I would love to "steal", may I? ;) Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational this week, please join us again soon :)

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  7. UnknownJanuary 23, 2013 at 5:16 AM

    Wow this is a great birthday card! It is always fun to see how people are inspired by a card. I love your colors and the window! Thank you for joining us at Inkspirational!

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  8. Lisa A.January 24, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    What a cool card...love the numbered border and the creativity of the "11"...your son will love his card...great idea for a birthday card!! So happy you were a part of the challenge this week, Pat, at CAS-ual Fridays:)!!

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  9. Linda BeesonJanuary 24, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    Love the "eleven" window! Very cute!

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  10. Jill NorwoodJanuary 31, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    This is the cutest "number" birthday card! I just love it! May have to try it for my son't birthday in July! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!

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  11. Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking EditorFebruary 3, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    Hey Pat! Thanks for linking this up to the Make a Card with a Window Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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