Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Best Day Ever - RCC81 Celebrations

 
Hey everyone!  Sharing a fun card for the Ribbon Carousel's May challenge today.  All month we are celebrating the Ribbon Carousel's second birthday, and all month Carousels are 30% off, so if you've been wanting one, this is a great time to get one.

OK, now to my card.  I thought it would be fun to make a more 'mature' take at a Sweet Sixteen card.  I created a frame using the woodgrain strip from Neat & Tangled's On the Strip 2 set. 


The mitres are kind of a cheat. I only cut them on the vertical strips, just left the horizontal ones squared up, makes it much easier to match up the corners.


I tied some pink seam binding around the key and adhered the it with a Zot.

The banner is from Mama Elephant's Good Times set.

I think any 16 year old would be thrilled to receive this card (or at least the key), don't you?

And just in case you're wondering, that's one of the extra keys for my car....I figure that it's safer on the card then elsewhere since I just found my actual keyfob (which had been missing for at least 6 months) in the back bottom of Carina's closet.

Hope that you will play along with the challenge this month.  One random winner will receive a free Ribbon Carousel!

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock:  CTMH - White Daisy and Chocolate cardstock; Glitz - Cashmere Dame 6x6 pad
Stamps:  Neat & Tangled - On the Strip 2; Mama Elephant - Good Times
Ink:  CTMH - Chocolate and Slate
Other:  CTMH - Dimensional Foam Tape; Polka Dot Whimsy - Pink Seam Binding; Thermoweb - Zots Dimensional Adhesive; Tombow - Mono Adhesive

22 comments:

  1. Such a fun idea! Really love that woodgrain frame!

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  2. This is genius!!! I loveeeeeeeeeee the wood grain and the key!!

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  3. This is SO cute! And would be a great way to give your sweet 16 year old a card...good thinking!

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  4. What a COOL idea!! I know my kids would love this (they still drive parents' cars-LOL)! Love the ribbon treatment!! So sweet!

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  5. How fun and creative! A wonderful sweet sixteen card!

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  6. Very cool card, Miriam!! Such a clever idea. I like the idea about the mitring...that's hard to do with cutting and lining up lines. I love this!

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  7. GREAT tip in the mitered edges, keeping one of them normal, thanks Miriam!! So happy you finally found your keyring, you must have been elated! And yes, sweet sixteen was about the best day ever : )

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  8. I think that would be a great gift for a sixteen year old, or a surprise for anyone getting a car! I will have to remember this!

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  9. your so right.. any 16 year old would love this.. such a clever idea.. i love it..

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  10. I love it!
    I think anybody would love to receive this card ;-)

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  11. Love this! What a great idea!!!

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  12. I'm not 16, and I know I'd love to receive this beautiful card. :)

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  13. This is awesome! Kids are so visual and any one of them would LOVE this!

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  14. Oh, what an awesome idea this is! I love it! Love how you framed it too with the pretty ribbon...perfect!

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  15. Cool card. Great idea for your mitres cheat. I've never thought of doing that before. I'm going to follow your blog.

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  16. Clever idea! My 16 year old would love this. :)

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  17. I would have loved to get a card like this on my 16th. fab idea !

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  18. This is such a unique and fun card Miriam, so full of interest! Love your clever mitre technique too - I'd never have thought to do that!

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  19. I absolutely love love love the idea of having a key on the front of the card for a bday!! So fun!! LOVE that ribbon! LOVE your miters!! LOVE this card x10000!

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  20. Oh, this is sooooo fun, Miriam! What a great idea for a teenage birthday. Love it!

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