Happy Birthday Ooh La La DT Inspiration card

Hello and A Happy New Year to everyone, welcome to the first inspiration card for 2013. I hope you all had a magical Christmas and got lots of wonderful crafting goodies from Santa. We had some really beautiful entries in the last Challenge and the winners can be found on the Ooh La La Creations Challenge blog.. I wanted to create something with glitz and glamour to kick off the New year so here is my card for the New Challenge the theme is 'Happy Birthday'

 

I decided to use the Femme Fatale CD to create this boxed card for an 18th Birthday. 

I started by making the box and used the Glitter Girls box board to create a plain white box, then left it to one side to dry whilst I got to work on the card.

I used a sheet of 300gsm A4 card to make an A5 card blank. Then printed off the black lace backing paper from the CD. To minimise wastage I used My Craft Studio to access the digital punch function. I printed tow two sheets in landscape one with an oval shape punched out on the right hand side of the page and put this to one side for the insert in the card, the other I punched a circle from the right hand side and then split the sheet  down the middle to give the backing paper for the card and box lid.

The image on the card is from the ATC folder on the Femme Fatale CD and I expanded the image and printed two copies onto white card. I used xcut label dies to cut one and the other image I fussy cut the dress from the image and stuck it over the die cut image this gives the illusion of the dress coming out below the background at the bottom. I also added some red stickles to the bodice and a single red gem over the necklace this particular Femme Fatal was wearing to add to the glamour. 

I cut another 'label' using the x-cut die from mirror card using a larger shape and stuck this to mat black card then trimmed around it with scissors to leave a thin black border. The  image was then mounted on this. 

To make the background I layered the lace paper onto mat black card and trimmed to leave a thin border, then stuck this to the front of the card blank and I trimmed it using a peel off edging strip. I added the image sticking it down with the top point just below the edge of the lace paper. 

On the bottom right of the card I added a key which I had recycled from a charity shop Jewellery find and added a bright red ribbon bow to the top. The floral embellishment was made using poppies and roses from Wild Orchid crafts along with some leaves I had die cut from matt black card. I also added some feathers, and a swirl of red pearls. The sentiment was printed on the computer and tucked into the bottom of the arrangement, before adding the black butterfly, I added red gems to form the body. I then added the happy birthday sentiment at the top right hand corner.

I finished the card off by adding the black lace insert.

Once the card was complete my attention returned to the box, I lined the base with a mirror board panel for the card to sit on. Then went to work on the top. I mounted the lace panel with the circle shape onto red mirror card and trimmed around to leave a narrow border I then edged the lace with silver peel off strips. 

I die cut a large circle from black gloss card and stuck this in the centre of the lid to leave a narrow white border. I edged the black circle with peel off strips. I added a die cut key to the circle  and tied a bright red ribbon into a bow.  The floral arrangement was made using Wild Orchid roses and I had these lovely white daisies in my stash. I added feathers, pearls and gems before finishing off with two punched butterflies.

I have submitted this card for assessment as part of my Diploma in Professional Crafting, I have also used it as part of my entry for Card Designer of the Year, as well as entering the following challenges.

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk - Anything Goes

http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/500th-post-fun-friday-anything-goes.html - Anything goes

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes 

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk - Celebration
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - use you favourite embellishments - flowers, feathers and the keys

http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything goes linky party