Hello everyone!
Svitlana is here. Recently I needed to make a 100th birthday card for a family member. Designing the card was a bit challenging task. I love making bold cards, like playing with not traditional color combos, enjoy trying out trends. All that wouldn’t work for a 100-year-old lady I was making a card for.
I needed something classic and settled, yet with an emphasis on the milestone. I decided to go with a floral card in a soft color scheme with gold elements.
I started making the card by creating a soft background, which I did by blending the Frosty Pink Dye Ink onto a Solar White Cardstock panel through the Sunburst Stencil. I used the Blending Tool for blending, which helps to create the smoothest blending, and tried going as light-handed as possible. As I wanted to create a very soft background that wouldn't overwhelm other elements of the card.
Next, I create the floral elements of my card. I adhered a piece of the Glitter Flurries Wide Washi Tape onto the Solar White 80lb Cardstock and cut several elements out of it using my scissors.
To create the milestone number I cut numbers out of Gold Foil Cardstock using the Bold Numerals Die Set, as well as 5 white die-cuts of each number. Next, I assembled the dimensional numbers by stacking the corresponding die-cuts and gluing them using 2 in 1 Precision Glue Pen.
To make the sentiment I stamped a stamp from the Birthday Greetings Stamp Set onto a white cardstock strip using the Plum Dye Ink.
To assemble the card first I foam mounted the panel onto a white card base using the Instant Dimension Foam Tape. Next, I adhered the washi tape floral elements onto the card. Followed by popping up the gold number on top.
Lastly, I added the sentiment strip.
I really like how this card turned out. I think it's quite balanced in terms of the celebratory element of the big milestone and not being too much embellished so to speak.
Have a wonderful day!
14 comments
Wow that is gorgeous, very special, and love the arrangement, I just bought that washi and love this idea!
Lovely card! Very elegant and sure to make the recipient very happy! Not often one gets to make a card celebrating a 100th birthday!
This card is beautiful!
It’s gorgeous!! I think this would fit other milestone birthdays too. Thanks for sharing.
Svitlana, it is magnificent! that centenarian is going to adore it – and the subtle candle-glow of your wonderful blending!
Really beautiful!
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Beautiful card and very nice soft background to the gold 100,
what an adventured life she must have had. Hope she had a
wonderful day x
This card is gorgeous; very well done! What an amazing milestone – happy birthday to her! I’m sure she loved the card.
This is a beautiful card! Thanks for the inspiration.
Gorgeous card! Happy Birthday to the special woman celebrating the 100 year milestone.
Wow! 100 th birthday! How awesome is that!?! Imagine all they have seen!?! A very beautiful card! Your cards are always so beautiful. 💜 I hope that I live to be100.
Beautifully designed card. I’m sure the recipient will love it.
Absolutely beautiful!
100!! What an amazing mile stone! And the card turned out gorgeous, so elegant!!
so beautiful