2 Fast 2 Curious - Happy birthday card!

It was my nephew's 2nd birthday yesterday & with some of the lifting of the restrictions, here in Melbourne, we could have our family together to celebrate!!

There were grandparents, aunties, uncles, cousins, siblings & close family friends eating, talking, laughing & enjoying being together, after so long of not being able to!!

And the food was awesome too!!

So of course, with celebrating Julian's birthday, there just had to be a card made for him, from us.

At the moment 2 Fast 2 Furious is out & while Julian doesnt appreciate the movie yet, he does enjoy the cars that he plays with & all things fast!

And he is a curious little thing, learning about his world, by his brother's side.

So this card marched his curious nature, also!!

I drew a grid on the front of the card, (before I assembled it, obviously) & cut out where the black part of the checkered area was to be. Using a craft knife, I then cut out the black squares from a piece of scrap Basic Black cardstock & placed them into the gaps. 

This way the card front was completely flat.

I then ran the Real Red cardstock attached to the Foam AdhesiveSheets through the Cutting & Embossing Machine, using the Playtime Alphabet dies. 

It's so good that some of the letters are doubled up so it makes for a quicker process!!

Then I found some retired All Geared Up key embellishments & attached it with some white twine & punched a couple of balloons - ta-dah!!

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate you seeing what Ive made.

Card 1: Stamps: None!! 

Cardstock: Basic White, Real Red, Basic Black

Ink: None!!

Stampin' Cutting & Emboss Machine: Playful Alphabet Dies

Accessories:  Foam adhesive sheets, All Geared Up embellishments (Retired), Balloon Punch

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A Little Thanks.

My youngest boy's eye was injured in a small accident at school yesterday. The nurse was so wonderful when she rang to tell me. I was juggling the need to get home in a mad rush & leave my work's Annual General Meeting, knowing that traffic was awful due an horrific accident on the road etc, etc, etc...

Jocelyn was so great, reassuring both Darcy and I, she really made us feel better about our choices. This is why I made a Chocolate Slider, using the It''s My Party DSP, Pool Party & Melon Mambo cardstock. And a bit of bling, of course!!

I used a peice of acetate to make the top balloon bouncy and then added a couple of Glimmer stars from behind each balloon, so they move when someone is drooling over it :))

The balloons are made 'puffy' by using the end of a scoring tool & rubbing it until it begins to curl up. I then stuck 2 balloons together using a couple of dimensionals and ribbon. Cute, hey?
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Thanks for looking at my latest creation, I will have some new items from our latest catalogue, next time, so check in again soon :)