Happy Birthday SouthWest Style

 Good morning! I was inspired to make this card from two things, a pair of cowgirl boots I have and from a lot of different southwest furniture I've seen.  Lots of old wood with turquoise old, cracked paint or turquoise details of another kind plus the always popular silver details on boots and furniture.

I cut the decorative die twice, once in turquoise and once in silver.  I used the silver die cut to "inlay" silver decor in my turquoise die cut.

Material list HERE

Card size:  6 X 6”

Make a card base from kraft 12 X 6” cardstock, fold in half to make 6 X 6” card.

Die cut French Courtyard from turquoise and from silver (be careful when cutting silver so that you do not lose any pieces, you will use some parts normally thrown away).  Also cut the circle sentiment from turquoise, background from kraft and also cut some companion circles using the 2 circle die sets to fit out of silver, turquoise, kraft and white. (cut foam to fit 2 different circle layers to pop-up).

Glue the turquoise French Courtyard to kraft card then fill in some of the design (the rays at each corner and the small circles) with silver.

Stamp sentiment on white circle using embossing ink, heat emboss using Tuscan embossing powder (it is a combination of turquoise, copper and multi color).  Layer all the circles together larges to smallest including pop-up foam layers.  Glue them to the center of card.

Stamp leaves with Garden Patina, sponge, die cut then shape in the mold (see video).  Stamp wild roses using Paradise Teal, sponge with Garden Patina, die cut then shape in the mold.  Glue 2 blossoms per flower, fill centers with silver Prills after making a well in the center of each flower with a foam mat and stylist.  Glitter flowers.  Cut leaves apart in sets of 2 or 3, paint with shimmer and lacquer mix.

Add leaves and flowers to the left side of the center circle sentiment, going around it.

Randomly glitter card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

John 10:28-30

New Living Translation

28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else.[a] No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”