Hello there my crafty friends! I started by making a background using the
Opal Polishes. I swiped
Blue Wisteria Opal Polish across a piece of black card and allowed it to dry. I used the
Cecilia die in the centre and cut into the card. I cut another
Cecilia die out of black card and used it as a black shadow underneath the card. I glued a white backing piece behind it. mpeed the
Carousel horse in black and cut it out with the matching die. I used
Distress Markers to colour it, the added it with foam to the inside of the Cecilia die area. I cut the letters to spell out Happy Birthday from the
Carousel Alphabet set using
Black gloss card. I glued them above and below the carousel horse. I completed the card with white and black mats and layers. The finished dimensions are
7 1/4" x 8" in size. All for now, Sue x
Beautiful card Sue xx Hazel
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue.
ReplyDeleteI love this very card, thank you.
Take care and have fun Kitty.
Beautiful absolutely beautiful and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to any of our Particraft family that are celebrating their special day today, hope your day is as special as you are.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your beautiful blog, if there's one thing in life that's always there for us it's Particraft, its here as we in the UK start our day,its an afternoon treat for our American family and settles our family down under ready for gin or wine o'clock, all in all it's the most positive thing that brings us together. STAY SAFE KEEP CARING xxx ❤
Hello Sue, a really beautiful card, love the shadow in black it really sets off the blue Opal Polish. Take care and stay safe everyone. Bx
ReplyDeleteGreat card today.
ReplyDeleteMichele
Beautiful card x
ReplyDeleteHi sue love this card shy one with a birthday would be very happy to have this beauty the Opal polish is fab the horse s clever you use your dies showing us there are so many different cards to make love always sue stay safe my friends xxxxxxx june horrocks xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHi sue love this card shy one with a birthday would be very happy to have this beauty the Opal polish is fab the horse s clever you use your dies showing us there are so many different cards to make love always sue stay safe my friends xxxxxxx june horrocks xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteThank you for this beautiful card.
Take care.
Jan x
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, the blue opal polish is such a smooth soft colour and is perfect for the background but also the colouring on the horse, such a beautiful creation.
ReplyDeleteStay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
Hello Sue and all
ReplyDeleteLove the carousel horses with the Cecilia die set and the background is fabulous. Beautiful card
Hugs
Muriel x
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card.
B xx
Hi Sue, a beautiful card. Love the colour of the opal polish and the carousel fits beautifully into the Cecilia die. The black underlay just finishes it off.
ReplyDeleteBarbara V
Good morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteA truly beautiful card today & shows off your hobby horse beautifully. Yvonne xx
Hi SUE
ReplyDeleteThis is a very impressive card with these colours and the hobby horse die and Cecilia die always great inspiration.
Owlish Xx
Hello Sue this card is gorgeous. The colours , dies and just how you've put it all together is so beautiful. I really like the Happy Birthday in the gloss black. Xx
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue and all the Wilsonettes
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card today
Sending love and healing hugs to all that need them xx
Hope you all have a good day and stay safe
Love
Hunnymummy54 MK
xxx
What a beautiful classic way of using the carousel collection
ReplyDeleteGood morning Sue and all.
ReplyDeleteI'm late this morning as I took a fall on Wednesday evening that must have addled my brain and it's taken me the last hour to find the blog. When I saw Steph's comment I thought " Are you kidding, it wasn't there for me at 7am" lol.
Anyway Sue, I love this card and somewhere I have this die and MUST find it (or buy another one) I have a great Grand-Daughters first Birthday coming up in 2 weeks and it would be perfect.
Thank you Sue and all blog friends
Marie P.
Keep Safe.
ReplyDeleteLove the colours on this card, it makes a
special card for someone special!!
Stay safe,
Doreen x
A beautiful card Sue
ReplyDeleteMarion S x
Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteI love the carousel horse die. I made it for my 2year old great niece 's 2nd birthday at the beginning of this month and she loved it apparently; played "horsies" all morning, on the arm of the settee, driving her mum crazy!
Like the colouring too. Gorgeous card.
Hugs xxx Pauline
Lovely card. I like the colours used.
ReplyDeleteTeresa
Good morning Sue Really lovely card the opal polish has made the perfect background for the beautiful carousel horse
ReplyDeleteGreat post and do love the font on the alphabet dies...
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birthday card, your carousel horse looks fabulous showing what having matching stamps and dies can achieve.
Marie P sorry to hear you’ve had a fall, do hope you’re ok
Love and hugs to everyone
Pat
Hello Sue
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing card everything about it is perfect. Marie I hope you are not too bruised after your fall.Take care everyone x
Hi Sue and everyone what a lovely card today. I needed a horse for a card last week and this would have been perfect, but I didnt yet have it so had to draw one myself lol.
ReplyDeleteAnyway I love the blue of the opal polish on black card, its stunning. The shadow in black and the alphabet dies set it off perfectly. Thank you Sue as always delightful inspiration and hugs to anyone who needs one today Donna xx
A lovely card. Made one using the horse and another a zebra.
ReplyDeleteLovely card, amazing how the black and blue go together, especially as a shadow....thank you Sue...luv Ursula xx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteLovely card.
Love Helen xxx
A beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteThose alphabet dies are still on my wish list. While I have a number of alphabet sets these are so unique and work perfectly with the Carousel Horse.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend everyone. I hope to finish my Thanksgiving cards (I thought this year would be a good time for them).
Stephanie K
Hi Sue this is a stunning card. Those dies are gorgeous and they work so well together. Take care. Hugs Jackie
ReplyDeleteReally lovely card
ReplyDeleteDoreen R
Cute card Sue.
ReplyDeleteI love the carousel horse and it is one of the (many) dies on my wish list. X
ReplyDeleteHi Sue and lovely wilsonettes x
ReplyDeleteFantastic card Sue x the carousel dies are brilliant and I love the font x thankyou Sue x
Stay safe and keep crafting x
Theresa w in Berks xxx
Lovely card and such a lovely font on these letters. Love the Carousel Alphabet!
ReplyDeleteHugs from Toronto to you all.
Stay safe and healthy.
Carmen-Dorothy
Hi Sue, a beautiful card and I love it.
ReplyDeleteFrances
Good morning Sue. What on earth was that last comment about!!
ReplyDeleteWell no w to the card. Just beautiful Sue and great for the horse lovers ... Which I have quite a lot of and am a big !loved of them myself . I dont have one but I Love them as animals. And you have chosen favourite colours too. Thankyou Sue.Sending hugs and best wishes to everyone who needs them today kind regards Ann Toppcards Leeds.PLEASE STAY SAFE EVERYONE 🙏 🙏 🙏
GREAT IDEAS REALLY WORK WELL
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