Birthday Swing Card

I made this card while the wind was howling with single degree temperatures outside. I'm definitely in the mood for flowers and spring!

Cricut Artfully Sent has quite a few swing card patterns so I thought I'd try another with a flower cut-out using CTMH Blossom paper. I adjusted the size to 6.5" x 5" in Design Space.  If you unlock the lock next to the size you can make the proportions different than the original.  I liked the inside sentiment mat that was cut with "stitched" scalloped edges. I had a sheet of green vellum from eons ago so I cut leaves on the Cricut for the front and inside.

 I combined several small birthday sentiment stamps to get the one I wanted, making sure that they fit behind the top or showed on front like the Happy Birthday (see recipe below). I wanted a large sequins inside the flower center and added a few more by placing them under solid flower parts. Practicing first on a sample made from yellow paper from my scrap drawer helped.

 (Since I wasn't sure how it would turn out so I practiced with this Basic Grey double sided paper from my scrap drawer first and decided to keep it, too.) 

Thank you for visiting. 

I'm sharing the blue card with the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create #158 - anything goes with optional birthday/anniversary

Crafting from the Heart #94 - anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper January Challenge - anything goes with patterned paper

Fantasy Stampers #53 - Happy Birthday

Lemon Shortbread Challenge #6 - anything goes

Paper Minutes #417 - anything goes

Quirky Crafts Challenge #1 - Let's Quirky Celebrate

The Crazy Challenge #217 - celebrations

Winter Wonderland - Spring is in the air

6.5" x 5" Birthday Card Recipe:

Papers - CTMH Blossom (blue an sunset), White Daisy CS; Basic Grey Nook and Pantry (Yellow); very old green vellum from my stash

Stamps - Both retired CTMH: Happy Everything, Card Chatter-Birthday

Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black

Other - CTMH Cricut Artfully Sent, gold sequins