I needed a birthday card for a runner who is turning 49. Every year she runs her age in kilometers for her birthday. I have no idea how far 49 kilometers is but apparently it is far enough that she has to break it up into three days. When I looked at the strips on today's sketch I saw roads which was perfect for my card. I copied the sketch into Word for a template so I could put the numbers 1-49 along the roads. That was the hardest part of this card. Then I found some green DP with just a hint of pattern (I think it's tortoise shell) and printed the numbers. I laid down strips of black for my roads and painted a line down the middle of the road using acrylic paint and a ruler. To keep the circle in the sketch, I found another scrap of DP with just a hint of pattern and stamped this Happy Birthday background onto it. Then I cut and colored the runner digi and popped her up on foam squares. The card felt like it needed something else, so I drew on some little tufts of grass around the background. But it still needed something else, so I took out my drawer of stickers and dug through until I found these. That "you are here" one matches my coloring so well, you'd think I planned it!
Accessories: Spellbinders Card Creator A die, white acrylic paint, foam squares, The Paper Studio Stickers, gel pens, Brother ScanNCut, computer generated numbers using "Reckless" font from The Hungry JPEG
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79456
Wed, Jun 26, 2019 @ 5:21 AM
Another great card so personalized for the event. I bet all your friends look so forward to receiving a card from you!!! This is adorable.
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Registered: May 29, 2006 Location: Eminence, Indiana Posts: 29593
Wed, Jun 26, 2019 @ 5:54 AM
Oh, how fun!! I love how you personalized this for her! BTW, 49 kilometers is a touch over 30 miles.....yikes!!! I could probably make it 49 yards! lol!!!!
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Wed, Jun 26, 2019 @ 6:01 AM
Cool creative cars for your friend. TFS. Happy day
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Wed, Jun 26, 2019 @ 7:50 AM
This is as cute as can be!!! I love the way you made the roads, and the sentiments, Your little runner is perfectly colored!!
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Registered: May 26, 2015 Location: Oregon Posts: 5532
Wed, Jun 26, 2019 @ 7:59 AM
There's nothing more fun and special than a personalized card and when it comes out as awesome as this, it's a win-win to the max. What a fantastic keepsake!