Birthday Card And I Just Had To Share!

 Hello there my crafty blog friends!  A milk and black card to share first, and then an email from a blog follower that I received on Saturday to share afterwards!  I started this card by embossing a piece of milk card with the Beaded Fanfare embossing folder for texture.  I added the decorative pearls corners in cream colour to the four corners.  Next I cut two of the Ornamental Corners in milk card.  I nipped away one side of them to create a symmetrical corner shape.  I used some of our cream satin edged ribbon down the centre of the card vertically and fed the ribbon through the tips of the corners, then added glue to the side swirls to attach them to the card for anchors.  I cut the St. Kitts die in black to go in the centre of the card. I cut the next size down in that set in milk card and layered it up in the centre of St. Kitts.    I stamped my sentiment and covered it with a sticky adhesive sheet and cut it out with the inside shape from the Kefalonia die, then peeled the backing paper and coated it with Diamond Sprinkles and mounted it in the centre of the card with foam.  I tied a double bow and added a black crystal sparkler to the centre as an embellishment and attached it below the St. Kitts die.  I finished the card with some milk and black matting and my usual paper pierced inner edge.  The finished dimensions are 7" x  8 1/4" in size.

Now to share a special email with you, just scroll down.

I don't often do this but I just had to share (with their permission of course) the email and pictures below that I received on Saturday.  It was just so sweet and WOW was I impressed with Jennie's skills!  I think you will be suitably impressed as well!!


Hi Sue, Hope you are well and enjoy this little story, with the attached photos.
>
> My granddaughter Jennie, who is nearly four, is very interested in 'making',
> as she calls it, and we have been stamping, gluing and making cards
> together since she was about two and a half.  A couple of months ago I
> happened to be watching one of your videos whilst at her house (she lives in
> Leeds and we are in Liverpool) and she climbed up to watch it with me. Since
> then she has asked several times to 'watch Sue make a card on the iPad'.
> She watches your videos with great interest and asks lots of questions about
> what you're doing.   She said she would like to make a card like one of
> yours so the next time we went over I prepped the pieces for the card in
> your 'bordered aperture' video and she helped me to construct it following
> the video as we went along.
>
> This week she has been to stay with us for a couple of days and I had
> promised her that we could make a card together using my grand calibur and
> following one of your videos. We chose the 'sparkle your embossing' video
> from YouTube and we started from scratch. Jennie helped to measure and then
> cut the card pieces for the card base, sticking them together with tape and
> mounting foam herself. She then carefully taped the dies to the card, made
> up the sandwiches, and insisted in winding my grand calibur all by herself.
> She then used the tool'n'one to remove the bits as she's seen you do.  I
> think the bit she liked best was spreading the diamond sprinkles onto the
> sticky sheet and then embossing it.  Finally, I helped her to assemble the
> card and we added some flowers from my stash that I had made some time ago.
> I think you'll agree that the finished card is really lovely and, according
> to Jennie, is for her little sister Becca's first birthday at the end of the
> month.
>
> Jennie sat with me for over two hours making the card, which is pretty
> amazing for one so young, I think.  This morning she again asked to watch
> one of your videos. I went immediately to your blog and we were both
> delighted to find that 'our card' was today's video.  We also scrolled down
> to look at the 'gilded high-low technique' and I have promised that when we
> go to Leeds in a couple of weeks time I'll take the necessary equipment for
> her to be able to make it. (I think I'll have to buy another grand calibur
> to leave in her house!!)
>
> Anyway, you have made a small child and her grandma very happy. As ever,
> thank you for sharing your wonderful skills and making card-making so
> accessible. 
 Take care
>
> With our hugs and very best wishes,
>
> Diane and Jennie xxxx