The Crafty Den: Krafty Chicks challenge #758

Good morning lovely friends. I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week so far. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week is Week 1, our theme is 'birthday' and our hostess is Leanne. We always need birthday cards, gift packaging and decorations so I'm sure you will find this week a breeze! We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

It was my mother-in-law's birthday recently so this challenge was perfect timing for me. I grabbed some new supplies from Gina K Designs and got to work. It's a really pretty stamp, die and stencil combo and my MIL loved it. I hope you like it too.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the flowers:

Plus I decorated the inside:

As always for my family cards I used a 5" x 7" card base. I cut a white panel 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" and stamped half of the 'double background 1' in soft stone ink. I used the half that resembles leaves and although it wasn't quite big enough I don't think it looks glaringly obvious. I matted this onto a slightly larger black card panel with double sided tape. I stamped two of the flower arrangements, used the coordinating stencils to colour them in and cut them out with the matching dies. I also stamped the happy birthday sentiment from the same stamp set in black ink and used the coordinating die to cut it out. I cut the decorative label from master layouts 10 and also the slightly larger mat label from black card (although once I placed the flowers on top you couldn't really tell it was a decorative label lol!). Before adding it to my panel I stamped the mother word directly onto the label with black ink. I adhered the label with foam squares and placed the flower arrangements at the top and bottom with foam squares. I added the happy birthday sentiment above the mother word with foam squares. I added some scrap card stock behind my panel for dimension and it was then added to my card base with double sided tape. I finished off with a few gold pearls. For the inside I cut a white panel 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" and matted it onto a black card panel with double sided tape. I stamped another of the leafy backgrounds and cut it into a strip and added it to the bottom of the panel with double sided tape. I cut a thin strip of black card and added this above it. I die cut a flower and ink blended it in the same colours as the flowers on the front of my card and added that in left lower corner with liquid glue. Finally I stamped a sentiment in the centre of the panel using black ink. The panel was added to my card base with double sided tape. A really pretty and elegant card I think and I love using all the coordinating product from Gina K Designs.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

As You Like It challenge - monochrome or colour (colourful cards as they are bright and happy)

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes (optional mood board)

Cardz 4 Galz challenge - Mother's Day or for a special lady

Craft Rocket challenge - for the girls

Crafty Catz challenge - ATG optional twist for the girls

Get Creative challenge - happy birthday Barbie! (make a card for a woman)

Halloween & Other Occasions challenge - birthday

Little Red Wagon challenge - B is for birthday

Sweet Stampin' challenge - special women

Triple B challenge - use at least one bird, bloom or butterfly (optional mood board)

Try It On Tuesday challenge - for a lady

Word Power challenge - make the sentiment the focus of your card

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'birthday' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,