Saturday, November 5, 2011

Criss-Cross Birthday Card for Chris



Hey everyone!  Tonight I have a card that was inspired by one I saw on Faith Abigail's blog recently...it's called a criss-cross card, and I made this one for my brother Chris...fitting, don'cha think?  The full card measures 5"x7", and has a pull out card that measures 4.75"x6".  I used papers from a DCWV stack I picked up recently at JoAnn's, called the Celebration Stack.  I just LOVE the paper in this stack!!  So stinkin' fun! 


I could go into tons of directions on how to make this card (which really was very simple actually), but if you want to see a video tutorial of a similar card, you can visit Faith Abigail's blog.


I will add that I hand made the rosette that is at the bottom of the card.  I took a 1.5"x12" strip of paper, scored it every 1/4", folded it accordian style, glued the two ends together, adhered the rosette to a plain circle backing, and added an adhesive glitter dot to the front.  Super simple!


Thanks so much for visiting!!

Kate

3 comments:

  1. This is super cute! I love the fun colors and papers. The rosette is beautiful! :) Thanks for sharing. :)

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  2. I love making criss cross cards...they always turn out so cute...yours is really fun.

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  3. Kate,

    I saw this demo Faith Abigail did as well... and I was thinking - I could do that!!!! But, you beat me to it!!!! :o) Darn you! BUT - I LOVE your interpretation of it! THe colors are fantastic and the patterns are perfect for a Birthday Celebration! Happy Birthday Chris!

    Mary

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