Eclipse Card for a 21st Birthday using Mixed Drinks

Hello there!
Today I want to share with you the card I made when my eldest turned 21 recently :-) How old do feel??? Lol! To tell you a (not very funny) story he kindly pointed out how much younger Emma Bunton looked on TV the other day considering she is the same age as me! Erm, yes, thanks for that, son... Time to trade that kid in I think... ;-)
Anyway, I wanted to do an Eclipse card and have his name and age on it so I made this card using the Mixed Drinks stamps....

 I started by stamping the beer and bubbles and I coloured in the froth too before die cutting his name and age.

 I layered the white card, flat onto navy card before adding the popped up sections with foam strips, so quick!

 I needed a small-ish gift box so I used one of the silver mini gable boxes and decorated it to match the card.

  Adding Gold Faceted Gems...

...as well as some cute, corduroy ribbon to secure the box closed (and make it take a bit longer to open ;-))

 And that's it, my biggest baby is 21! And what a lovely young man he has grown to be (apart from when he's insulting me, of course, lol!) Seriously though, we are super proud of him :-)

Well, that's it from me for today, I'll be back tomorrow with another card for a new challenge with Inspire. Create. I do hope you'll join me here?
Thanks for looking today,
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Products Used to create this project:

Mixed Drinks Photopolymer Stamp Set	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock	Night Of Navy A4 Cardstock	Regals Enamel Shapes	Gold Faceted Gems	Night Of Navy 3/8" (1 Cm) Corduroy Ribbon	Silver Mini Gable Boxes
Large Letters Framelits Dies	Large Numbers Framelits Dies	Foam Adhesive Strips

21st Birthday Rainbow Watercoloured Card using Stampin' Up! Supplies.

Hello there,
Today's card is one I made for my eldest son's girlfriends birthday last week :-)
I wanted to make something a bit wow and that could be kept if she wanted to and this is what I came up with....

 I used some of the new iridescent sequins which are nice and little, so perfect for accenting these Large Letter and Number of Years Framelits.

 I loved this ombre ribbon* when it included in the accessory kit from the Spring/Summer catalogue so I'm thrilled that you can now purchase a whole reel!
*Also available in Lemon Lime Twist and Island Indigo

 Look how perfect those sequins blend whilst adding sparkle!

 Inside I used this sentiment from the new Happiest of Days stamp set (only £16.00 in clear!!)

To make this watercoloured rainbow I taped a piece of watercolour paper 21cm wide x 8cm high to spare card. Spritz with water then painted with each colour ink, overlapping the colours slightly.
I did use a lot of ink pads for this card to make the rainbow. If you don't have quite so many ink pads you could also use re-inkers or even just use less colours and make wider bands of colour, overlapping more.
In order, I used: Pool Party, Mint Macaron (retired, you could use Pear Pizzazz instead), So Saffron, Peekaboo Peach, Pink Pirouette, Sweet Sugarplum and Berry Burst!
TIP: On this height of paper you can easily stagger the letters (and numbers) to make sure you get the best blended colours for your card.

 Finally, I went over each letter using the ever useful clear Wink of Stella!

I was really please with this card, I hope you have enjoyed it too?
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Products Used to create this project:

Large Numbers Framelits Dies	Large Letters Framelits Dies	Watercolor Paper	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad	Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad	Iridescent Sequin Assortment	Stampin' Spritzer	Happiest Of Days Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Happiest Of Days Wood-Mount Stamp Set