A Big Card For A Big Birthday

by Craftybabs // June 8, 2025 // No Comments

I was asked to make a large card for a fried to give to his son on his 21st Birthday. (Men’s Ages) He gave me a long list of things that his son loved. So I put my thinking cap on and then set to work and here’s the result. A little chaotic but very meaningful to the recipient. Extra Large ( A4 sized when folded ) double Z fold birthday card made using various dies including nesting circle dies, unbranded layered Alphabet and number dies, Crealies Cardz dies numbers and Paper Boutique sentiment dies. I created the Minecraft characters created in excel and printed out.

Extra Large A4 sized double Z fold birthday card made using various dies including nesting circle dies, unbranded layered Alphabet and number dies, Crealies Cardz dies numbers and Paper Boutique sentiment dies. Minecraft characters created in excel and printed out. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Killing Two Birds With One Stone – AKA Mission Impossible

by Craftybabs // June 2, 2025 // No Comments

Sometimes I get the most unusual requests, on this occasion, a friend asked to make a large special card to celebrate an Engagement and Expecting a baby for his daughter and her partner, he also requested that the design include references to ‘Friends’ and ‘Game Of Thrones’. Oh, but that was not all, they wanted it to include pictures of the baby scan and pregnancy announcement too. This one had me scratching my head for quite some time, not to mention experimenting with the dies in my collection to try to meet the brief. The finished card may look a bit random to many, but it’s extremely relevant and personal to the recipients who were over the moon to receive this. The card base is a landscape double ‘Z’ fold that is A4 in size when closed. I all kinds of dies for this but had to do lots of snipping and make imaginative use of shapes to create the final card.

Showstopper A4 double Z fold Crazy One size fits all card for engagement and also celebrating expecting a baby. Made a little crazier by requests to include baby scan , expecting announcement and references to both Friends and Game Of Thrones. All kinds of dies used for this, lots of snipping and imaginative use of shapes to create the final card. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Once, Twice, Four Times A Lady – Part 4

by Craftybabs // June 1, 2025 // No Comments

This is the last of four Extra large A4 sized 90th birthday cards Ladies Large / Extra Special all made for the same lovely lady. Another change of colour, background and florals, this time using a bright sunny yellow. I used stamps as well as dies for this, some with co-ordinating dies and others stamped and then fussy cut. I used glitter glue and glossy accents to highlight the centres of the sunflowers, lady birds and also on the bumble bees. The flowers on the letters and numbers were coloured with promarkers. The honeycomb design of the patterned backing papers co-ordinated really well. I used various dies and stamps including; Heartfelt creations classic sunflowers stamp and die sets, Spellbinders Die D-Lites Poppy for large sunflower centres. layered leaves from the Altenew Jumbo Garden Picks Layering Die Set, Tattered Lace Hand Drawn alphabet dies, unknown ‘Happy Birthday’ dies and Carnation Crafts Not Just a Number Die Set. Bees stamped using stamps from issue 99 of Creative Stamping magazine.

Show Stopper A4 Special Card for a Mum’s 90th Birthday, made using various dies including; Heartfelt creations classic sunflowers stamp and die, Spellbinders Die D-Lites Poppy for large sunflower centres. layered leaves from the Altenew Jumbo Garden Picks Layering Die Set, Tattered Lace Hand Drawn alphabet dies, unknown 'Happy Birthday' dies and Carnation Crafts Not Just a Number Die Set. Bees stamped using stamps from 99 of Creative Stamping magazine. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Once, Twice, Four Times A Lady – Part 3

by Craftybabs // May 31, 2025 // No Comments

This is the third of four special 90th birthday cards Ladies Large / Extra Special, all for the same lovely lady. I used the same A4 Portrait ‘Z’ fold card base but with a new colour scheme, mount and different florals. The printed papers gave a lovely bright backdrop to the orchids. I just love moulding die cuts to create realistic looking flowers. I used pearlescent white card which I tinted with various distress inks and added markings in the flower centres with fineline markers. The dies I used included :- Spellbinders Thanks Enclosed Sentiments Etched Dies, Sizzix Sizzlits Graffiti dies for Numbers, Unbranded sentiment dies for ‘with love, Heartfelt Creations Botanic Orchid Dies, Cheery Lyn Baby’s Breath dies, Memory Box Fabulous phlox dies and tulip petals dies and Daisy Mae Design Die Set Nested Hearts Torn Edge.

Show Stopper A4 Special Card for a Mum’s 90th Birthday, made using various dies including; Spellbinders Thanks Enclosed Sentiments Etched Dies, Sizzix Sizzlits Graffiti dies for Numbers, Unbranded sentiment dies for 'with love, Heartfelt Creations Botanic Orchid Dies, Cheery Lyn Baby's Breath dies, Memory Box Fabuous phlox dies and tulip petals dies and Daisy Mae Design Die Set Nested Hearts Torn Edge. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Once, Twice, Four Times A Lady – Part 2

by Craftybabs // May 30, 2025 // No Comments

This is the second of four extra large 90th birthday cards (A4 when closed) Ladies Large / Extra Special all made for the same recipient from various family members. I made an A4 Portrait ‘Z’ fold card base and used printed card and papers for the background and insert. I used a variety of dies including Memory Box Norrland Flowers Dies, Memory Box, Chloe
Memory Box, Tristan, Memory box Darla, Vivienne, Pippi & Isabella butterfly dies and Gwyneth flourish, Marianne dies leaf elements, Spellbinders nesting plain and deckle edge ovals dies and Card Making Magic Solid and Overlay Alphabet and numbers dies.

Show Stopper A4 Special Card for a Mum’s 90th Birthday, Made using a variety of dies including Memory Box Norrland Flowers Dies, Memory Box, Chloe Memory Box, Tristan, Memory box Darla, Vivienne, Pippi & Isabella butterfly dies and Gwyneth flourish, Marianne dies leaf elements, Spellbinders nesting plain and deckle edge ovals dies and Card Making Magic Solid and Overlay Alphabet and numbers dies. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Once, Twice, Four Times A Lady – Part 1

by Craftybabs // May 29, 2025 // No Comments

A friend of mine often requests multiple cards (on behalf of other family members) for special family landmark birthdays and occasions. The biggest challenge for me, with requests like this, is to create different but equally special cards as they are all going to the same recipient. This time was for the celebration of her mum’s 90th birthday which is definitely a significant celebration Ladies Large / Extra Special. This first card was to be sent from her Dad to her Mum. I thought red roses would be appropriate and chose a landscape double Z fold (A4 size when closed). I used a number of dies including:- Surprise Creations nesting double stitched square dies, Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 664496 Layered Rose by Lisa Jones, Layered sentiment from Bright Rosa Birthday Words Set, Crealies Cardzz Large number dies And Tattered Lace Expressions Of Lace Upper case and Lower case alphabet die sets.

Show Stopper Extra large A4 Z fold 90th birthday card made using various dies including Surprise Creations nesting double stitched square dies, Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 664496 Layered Rose by Lisa Jones, Layered sentiment from Bright Rosa Birthday Words Set, Crealies Cardzz Large number dies And Tattered Lace Expressions Of Lace Upper case and Lower case alphabet die sets. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Multiple Themes On One Card – Easy Solution

by Craftybabs // May 28, 2025 // No Comments

When people ask me to make cards for their loved ones they often give me a list of many things that the recipient likes. It can be a bit tricky to incorporate multiple themes on a card without it looking overcrowded or silly. One method I’ve use for a while now it to create a text background which includes all the things required. Then the main focus can be the recipient’s name and age too Men’s Ages if appropriate. In this example I took the colour scheme from one of the ‘Minecraft’ characters ‘Creeper’ that would be instantly recognised by the recipient. I used Cardmaking Magic Solid Letter and Solid number dies.

Minecraft themed 21st birthday card made using printed background and Cardmaking Magic Solid Letter and Solid number dies. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Spectacular Pop Up Cake Card

by Craftybabs // May 27, 2025 // No Comments

I just love this style of card, inspired by the talented Srushti Patil’s wonderful video over on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V53985c-_x0 This is the second one I’ve made. It was made for the landlady of our local pub. It does not need any dies to construct the basic cake shape and lid but I did use dies to create the decoration including :- some layered sentiment dies; Card Making Magic Die Set Happy Birthday, Creative Craft Products Die & Stamp Sets various sentiment snipped, Crealies Alfies Capital Letters & Shadows Alphabet and Quickutz Cookie cutters nesting ovals die for cake name topper.

Pop Up Cake Box Card inspired by Srushti Patil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V53985c-_x0 made using istructions on youtube and some layered sentiment dies; Card Making Magic Die Set Happy Birthday, Creative Craft Products Die & Stamp Sets various sentiment snipped, Crealies Alfies Capital Letters & Shadows Alphabet and Quickutz Cookie cutters nesting ovals die for cake name topper. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Seeing Double – Look Alike Cards For Friends

by Craftybabs // May 26, 2025 // No Comments

When two of the bar staff at our local pub were celebrating birthdays I decided to make these ‘Look Alike’ Men’s Work, Rest & Play/Look-a-like Ladies Work, Rest & Play/Look-a-like cards with Studio light Missees Dies and La Pashe printed backgrounds. Dies used for the female version include dies and stamps from Studio light Missees 04 Tasha set, Unbranded Alphabet dies with shadows for name, The paper Boutique sentiment dies and background printed from La Pashe The Big One CD Rom Flippin men. Dies used for the male version include dies and stamps from Studio light Missees Man Andrew set and Brian set, Unbranded Alphabet dies with shadows for name, The paper Boutique sentiment dies and background printed from La Pashe The Big One CD Rom Flippin men.

Look alike card made using various dies including dies and stamps from Studio light Missees 04 Tasha set, Unbranded Alphabet dies with shadows for name, The paper Boutique sentiment dies and background printed from La Pashe The Big One CD Rom Flippin men. - craft ybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Look alike card made using various dies including dies and stamps from Studio light Missees Man Andrew set and Brian set, Unbranded Alphabet dies with shadows for name, The paper Boutique sentiment dies and background printed from La Pashe The Big One CD Rom Flippin men. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Look alike cards made using various dies including dies and stamps from Studio light Missees 04 Tasha set, Missees Man sets Andrew and Brian, Unbranded Alphabet dies with shadows for name, The paper Boutique sentiment dies and background printed from La Pashe The Big One CD Rom Flippin men. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

Pink & Navy Floral Wedding Card

by Craftybabs // May 25, 2025 // No Comments

Pretty Vellum Flower Wedding Card made to reflect the colour scheme of the wedding. Made using Pearlescent and plain card stock and vellum for the flowers. Various dies and an embossing folder have been used including:- Tattered Lace embossing folder, unbranded layered flower dies and heart pin dies, Tattered Lace sentiments 2014 dies, Joy Craft Cutting Dies – Wedding (6002/0395) die and Creative Expressions Dies – Phill Martin Scribbled Dies – Letters & Numbers (PM1012) for the numbers.

Pretty Vellum Flower Wedding Card made using Tattered Lace embossing folder, unbranded layered flower dies and heart pin dies, Tattered Lace sentiments 2014 dies, Joy Craft Cutting Dies – Wedding (6002/0395) die and Creative Expressions Dies - Phill Martin Scribbled Dies - Letters & Numbers (PM1012) for the numbers. - craftybabscreativecrafts.co.uk

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