When your very good friend asks for a favour and would like a card making, but looks sheepish when she tries to soften the blow of what specific theme she needs for the card, you know it's going to be an interesting one...
So I need a card... A card for a guy.
OK.
For a 60th birthday.
OK.
....
And he works in pest control, so could you do something along those lines?
{silence}
{cogs whirring}
Pest control?
Well, thankfully another very good friend was sat at the same table, and this very good friend had precut me some of the Curio Summer Findings die set for that particular crafty get together, and it happened to include some moths, fly/wasp creatures, and other pest-control-friendly elements.
I am not sure Betsy ever imagined that a pest control inspired card would be made with her products... but here we go:
Paper: Honey Bee Stamps - Fresh Brewed, Pink Paislee - Auburn Lane (r)
Stickers: October Afternoon (r)
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Tiny Words Birthday, The Stamp Market - Little Lovelies
Dies: Honey Bee Stamps - Wood Frame Builder, The Greetery - BotaniCuts Toadstool Garden, The Greetery - Curio: Summer Findings (borrowed), The Stamp Market - Embroidery Hoops, The Stamp Market - Tiny Tags
Other: Distress Inks, Distress Oxides
I started out by creating a notice board background with cork paper from Honey Bee Stamps and an off-cut of the Auburn Lane paper that happened to be on my desk that would make a great frame using the Honey Bee Stamps Wood Frame Builder dies.
Once the background and frame were constructed, I cut a load of white tiny tags to place inside the noticeboard area and worked out what summer findings dies would fit where.
I also knew I wanted to include some Fungi (another pest control issue...) and finally had a good reason to use my Toadstool Garden dies mixed in with the summer findings.
All the elements were cut from white cardstock, and I simply blended ink over them on my mini waffle flower mat.
It holds them so well, and Distress Ink (original formula) really blends in nicely and makes these elements look so vibrant.
Before sticking the tags down, I stamped a sentiment on one of the larger tags and added jute twine to all the tags as an extra detail.
I also had a little space left to include one of the embroidery hoops from The Stamp Market with a bit more greenery.
Sadly I didn't have any dies that had numbers of the right size, but I still have a few Mini Market stickers from October Afternoon and the ledger set still had a six and zero that fit on one of the long tags.
I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out, and I am hoping my friend will be too.
But I'm not sure that I'm cut out for any more pest control cards just yet. ;)
 Simon Says Stamp - Tiny Words Birthday stamps Shop at: SSS |
 The Stamp Market - Little Lovelies stamps Shop at: MISC |
 Honey Bee Stamps - Wood Frame Builder dies Shop at: EH | MISC | SBC |
 The Greetery - BotaniCuts Toadstool Garden dies Shop at: MISC | SHC |
 The Stamp Market - Embroidery Hoops dies Shop at: MISC |
 The Stamp Market - Tiny Tags dies Shop at: MISC |
 Distress ink pad - Antique Linen Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Black Soot Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Candied Apple Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Crackling Campfire Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Distress ink pad - Crushed Olive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Fossilized Amber Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Gathered Twigs Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Iced Spruce Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Mustard Seed Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Peeled Paint Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Pine Needles Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress ink pad - Rustic Wilderness Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Distress ink pad - Speckled Egg Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Distress ink pad - Twisted Citron Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad - Antique Linen Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 The Stamp Market - Greenery ink pad Shop at: MISC |
 Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS |
 Honey Bee Stamps - Fresh Brewed 6x6 paper pad Shop at: EH | MISC |
 Pink Paislee - Auburn Lane - Paper 02 (r) Shop at: MISC | SBC |
 Ranger - Multi-Medium Matte adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tombow - Mono-Multi liquid glue Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH |
 Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ |
 Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC |
 Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC |
 Yoseng 8 Finger Ink Blending Brushes Shop at: AZ |
 Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | SBC |
 Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ | SBC |
 Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
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