Music makes the world better. My birthday card features die cuts from Die'Versions, Tutti Designs, and Elizabeth Craft Designs with stamps from Stampendous, Craftin' Desert Divas, and Unity Stamps. "If music be the food of love. play on!"
This is one of two cards I put together today with a similar theme and some of the same elements.
Putting It Together
Sometimes I get an idea in my head and then, after die cutting or stamping some of the elements, another similar idea pops in to compete. This card and its companion (Piano Birthday Bronze) started out from the same idea and diverged.
As I was waking this morning while thinking about a challenge (that ends today), I came up with an idea to use the piano silhouette I bought months ago (and hadn't used yet) with a music bar (also bought months ago and not used yet). a scribble frame, and a birthday greeting. I first die cut the music from silver and a "happy birthday" in my stash. When I looked in Evernote to remind myself about black and white challenges + one other colour current challenges, I saw the "case" CAS challenge and thought, without the scribble frame, this would fit, but the silver was a bit.. chilly so I set the silver aside and die cut bronze. I used a black gloss foiled cardstock for the piano.
After finishing the Piano Birthday Bronze, I decided to go back to the original idea with the silver. I did a dry layout with the die cut piano and music and the scribble frame (which was also in my stash unused for months!).
It felt a bit plain, so I tried laying it out on a music background stamp.
I stamped the background with a light grey, Soft Granite, on a grasscloth textured panel and dry fit again adding a birthday sentiment.
I used liquid glue to stack the die cuts then shoved the silver offset just a nudge to make the birthday sentiment stand out more.
I stamped the scribble with a dark grey, Charcoal, and then added everything to a white card base.
Inside, I used a Unity sentiment in black and notes in silver from a Craftin' Desert Divas set.
Supplies
Challenges
Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes: Ebony and Ivory
Crazy 4 Challenges: Make a Card
The Crafter's Cafe: Black & White + 1 Colour (silver)
Try It On Tuesday: Black & White + 1 Colour (silver)Crazy 4 Challenges: Make a Card
Creative Craft Cottage: Use More than One Die
Dies R Us: Anything Goes Using Dies (Tutti Designs, Die'Versions, Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Always Fun Challenges: Dies
Penny's Paper-Crafty: Anything Goes
Absolutely gorgeous! I love everything about your musical creation! The piano silhouette is beautiful and the glittery aspects add glamour. I love the inside message too! Just wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges!
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A brilliant and super elegant card! Gorgeous! Thank you very much for joining us at Try It On Tuesday! Susi
ReplyDeleteGreat use of black, white and one colour.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your art with us at TIOT. It would be lovely to see you again in our next challenge.
Cath x
Wooww, those cards are just Gorgeous Rijacki !! Love the designs, and the so beautiful colours, silver and gold, Great !!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for joining Try it on Tuesday and me.
I wish you a very nice evening, big hugs, Caty
WOW! Just beautiful! I bet it is gorgeous in real life! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘Anything Goes using dies by companies carried at DRU’ challenge at Dies R Us. Good Luck and please come back again soon!
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Two very beautiful cards, lovely added colour tones on them both. Thank you for joining us all at Try it on Tuesdays.
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These are both beautiful cards and I am so pleased you shared them by entering at Try It On Tuesday!Chrisx
ReplyDeleteThanks for entering your wonderful creation at The Crafter's Cafe this fortnight for our "Black, White and one colour" challenge. Don't forget to link up with the Double Trouble Challenge for a chance at more prizes
ReplyDeleteA great card, perfect for our Black& White plus 1 colour.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at Try it on Tuesday.
Avril x
Love the glitz...such a pretty card!Thanks for playing along at Dies R Us, so glad you joined us!
ReplyDeleteGreat card. Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Crafty Friends, we hope to see you back again.
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