Graphic 45 Cottage Life Birthday Card

Welcome back and Nancy, here to share a birthday card using the gorgeous Graphic 45 Cottage Life  full of periwinkle blue forget-me-nots and blush pink roses.  I just love creating cards with such gorgeous papers like this one so I am excited to share the list of supplies and written tutorial so you can create a card like this one for one of your special friends or family members.

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Cottage Life 

Blue ribbon

Beacon 3-n-1 Advance Glue

Wild Orchid Craft Flowers

My Colors 100 lb. Heavy White Cardstock

My Colors Pink Cardstock Ballerina Pink

Sizzix Glue Gun

Scrapbook Adhesive 3d Foam Squares

4mm Pearl String

EK Success Scoring Board

EK Success Cutter See Scissors

Lacey doily die or lacey doily

Graphic 45 Square Tag and Clock die set or Graphic 45 Staples Square Tags

Graphic 45 Staples Die-Policy & Decorative set for the money pocket

Instructions: 

Card measures 5" x 6" when completed.

• Cut out frame using white cardstock at 10" x 12".  Score in center and fold for base.
• Cut out pink cardstock at 4 3/4" x 5 3/4" and pattern paper at 4 1/2" x 5 1/2.  Center on each other and glue to frame.
• Cut out the image and adhere to card with glue
• Use a hot glue gun to glue ribbon and flowers to card.
• Cut out two 4 3/4" x 5 3/4" pattern paper and glue to inside of card.
• Cut out pocket with pattern paper at 2" x 5 3/4" and glue to white cardstock measuring 2 1/2" x 5 3/4".  Glue the side and bottom edge of the white cardstock and adhere to card.  This will be your pocket.
• Cut out two Graphic 45 Staple tags and glue paper on each tag and trim off the excess paper.  Add ribbon to the top along with an embellishment.  
• I cut out one Graphic 45 pocket from the die set, assembled and added money to the inside of this pocket before inserting into the pocket of the card.
• Complete finishing your beautiful card with the tags, etc.  found in this gorgeous Graphic 45 Cottage Life paper pad.  

So get crafting and have a fabulous  day and thanks for visiting.

 The Rubber Buggy has the crafting supplies for your next project. So have fun crafting this weekend with these products.   My cards and projects are always posted on Saturday.  Keep watching and thank you so much for those wonderful comments as well as suggestions. 

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!