AAA Birthday Card challenges Game #66 - Circle Shaped

 Hello Crafty Friends,

It's October 1st and time for a new Birthday Card challenge at AAA Birthday! The theme for the month was chosen by our talented DT member Deekshita and it's a real fun one - 

Circle Shaped

We want you to create birthday cards that are circle shaped, so no rectangular or square cards with circles on them. The card has to be circle shaped/ round.

Here's my take

I have made a circle shaped shaker card for my husband who is a sailor and diver, hence the nautical/ocean themed design.

I started by die cutting all the pieces I needed for the card, then I ink blended the ocean background. I coloured and assembled the pieces for the fish, sea weed and coral. I put together the ocean scene. I then decided to turn the card into a shaker card, so I die cut some more portholes to layer on top of each other to create some depth for my shaker elements, and I cut a piece of acetate for my shaker window. I assembled it all and glued it to my circular card base. I added a banner with a stamped birthday greeting, and an anchor, on top of the card. 

Product used for this card
Dies: Circle die by Craft Emotions, Coastal Escape View by Spellbinders
Embossing Folder: "Lumber" 3D folder by Tim Holtz
Stamps: "Reveal wheel circle sentiments" by lawn Fawn
Inks: Distress Oxides "Salvaged Patina", "Peacock Feathers" and "Salty Ocean" by Tim Holtz/Ranger
Markers: Copic
Embellishments: Glass Beads crystal by Finnabair


I would like to enter my card into the following challenges;
Allsorts challenge - ATG
Crafty Animals challenge - ATG, must include an animal
Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter
Die Cut Divas challenge - ATG on a card
Dragonfly Dreams challenge - Happy Birthday
(PIN)spirational Challenges - Shapes (shaded card)
Scrapping4funChallenges - ATG

Now it's your turn! I can't wait to see your circle shaped birthday card!

In need of more inspiration? Click on over to the AAA Birthday Cards challenge blog, which is filled with beautiful inspiration by our special guest designer for the month, Nancy, and the design team. Don't forget to show them all some love! 💕

You have until October 31st to create, upload and link your circle shaped birthday cards to the challenge blog. Hope to see you there!

Take care, keep crafting and have fun!

Jane
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AAA Birthday Cards challenges Game #60 - Shaker

 Hello Crafty Friends,

It's the 1st of April and time for a new birthday card challenge at AAA Birthday challenges, and do we have a fun theme for you this month! It's all about 

Shaker Cards

This fun theme was chosen by the talented DT member, Swapna. Please see challenge card further down

Here's my take

I don't create shaker cards that often. I find them a bit tricky to get right. I either get to much or too few shaker elements in my card, and it doesn't matter how much I "dust off" the glue from the sides of the 3D foam, my shaker elements always get stuck on it anyway. But this time I think I managed quite well, right amount of shaker elements and not many of them got stuck. I do like shaker cards, and think they are a lot of fun. And I must admit I had a lot of fun creating this card.

Now it's your turn! You have until the 30th of April to create, upload and link your shaker birthday card to the AAA Birthday challenge blog. The challenge blog is filled with fun and beautiful inspiration by the talented design team and our special guest for the month, Deborah Frings. So head on over to the challenge blog, and while you are there give them all some love!

If you want to know how I created my card and what products I used, please keep reading. Otherwise

Thank you for taking the time to stop by, I really appreciate it!

Take care keep crafting and have fun!

Jane
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How I created my card, and product used

I started by cutting out a cupcake using my Silhouette. I cut out the top of the cake (a cupcake top shaped hole) directly on my card panel, which I had already die cut. Then I cut out two whole cupcakes, one in pink and one in blue. Using my scissors I cut off the top from the blue cake and the bottom of the pink one. Then I glued the pink top on the blue bottom parts to create my pink cupcake in a blue capcake wrapping. The pink cupcake in its blue wrapping was glued on top of the cupcake opening on the card panel. The bithday greeting was stamped, after bending it slightly to shape it to the cake. Then it was time to adhere the card panel to the card base, but first I added some pink paper and some sprinkles on the card base. Just before adhering the panel I realised I had forgotten to attach the acetate behind my cupcake shaped hole in the card panel. I added the acetate and some 3D foam strips on the back of the panel and adhered it to the card base. I added a a puffy heart and my shaker card was done.

Products used

Die set: "Small Dotted rectangle Stackables" by Lawn Fawn
Papers: Neenah Solar white cardstock, "Watercolor Wishes" 6x6" petite paper pack by Lawn Fawn
Stamp set: "Baked with Love" by Lawn Fawn
Embellishments: "Rainbow Crumbs" by Dress My Craft, "color theory" hearts by Studio Calico