All About The Boy...

… the boy being 'FREDDIE'!

Freddie is mum's neighbour, an uber-cute little chap who turned 3 yesterday!

Here's the card I made for mum to give him, I purposefully left off his age so that it can be framed to go in his room after the big day.

* WARNING - The Stamp Set Featured is only available until June 2nd, 2015 :  'Hey, Valentine' (138570 clear mount)

Here's how I made it…

• 'Pacific Point' Cardstock cut to 11' x 5-1/2", scored at 5-1/2" for square card base.
• 'Whisper White' Cardstock cut make 2, 4-3/4" squares and 1 2-1/2"x3" panel.  Adhere one of the 4-3/4" straight to the front of the card, keeping margins equal. I used Tombow for this.
• I cut a 4-1/2" square from 'Soft Suede' card stock and embossed it with the 'Woodgrain' TIEF with the Bigshot, again, I adhered that to the Whisper White on the card front with Tombow.
• From 'Crushed Curry' Card stock I die cut the letters for his name using the 'Little Letters Thinlit Dies' and the big shot with the 'Magnetic Platform'.  Adhering them to the Woodgrain panel with Tombow - always use a ruler to line them up - much easier, and neater!
• With 'Pacific Point' Ink I stamped the Happy Birthday Sentiment from 'Sassy Salutations Stamp set into the centre of the other 4-3/4" Whisper white square and glued it inside the card, for the insert panel.
• With 'Momento' ink I stamped the Pirate from the 'Hey, Valentine Stamp set (I had already cut away the valentine sentiment as I also did on the fishes, I loved the images and wanted to use them for children's cards through the year)  Being sad that the Blendabilities have been discontinued, I went back to my trusty Promarkers to colour in the pirate and his treasure chest (I spent years colouring and teaching with these pens before my SU! days)  
• Once my pirate image was dry I matted it onto a 3'x3-1/2" piece of 'Real Red' card stock at each corner of my image I placed a single sequin from a reel of 'Gold Sequin Trim' and pierced a hole for a 'Mini Brad' to go through - as these come in silver I'd used my Promarkers to colour them gold.
• Using 'Fast Fuse' I adhered a 5" strip of 'Burlap Ribbon' across the back of my matted pirate image.  I trimmed each end of the burlap to an inverted 'V'.  With 'Dimensionals' at each corner of the topper, I placed it firmly onto the woodgrain layer.
• For a final touch I used 'Crystal Effects' to create a glossy, lacquered look on the letters of FREDDIE and on the gold buckles and coins of the treasure chest.  

Oooh Ar, me hearties!!