Monday 4 July 2016

Happy Birthday to you! Lego Card

Hi and welcome to Leisa's Craft Cave and my first EVER blog post!! Yes, that's right, I am very new to this blogging thing so it's a tad daunting. If you would like to get to know me a little more, click the About Me tab at the top of my page.

I wanted to start my blog journey with something fairly simple so I have cased (copy and selectively edit) a card from Julie Kettlewell, a demo in the UK. I really like Julie's creations as they are crisp and clean in design. You can take a look at Julie's blog at www.juliesjapes.blogspot.com

My son Alex turned 9 last Saturday and like most boys, Lego has been a big part of his life.  As part of his birthday gifts we transformed one of the rooms in our home to a Lego room so I thought what better way to complete the celebrations with a Lego birthday card.

Here is my card:

The card size is 5.75" x 5.75" and I used Pacific Point as the card base.  I then layered with Whisper White to create my background.  The Lego blocks are 1 1\4" square and I used the 1/2" circle punch to make the knobs of the blocks. I used Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight and Cucumber Crush card stock as these colours matched the Lego colours almost perfectly.  I then stamped with an sentiment from Number of Years stamp set and die cut the number 9 with the Large Number Framelits Dies.  A full list of products I used is below.

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Thanks so much for stopping by. 
See you next time :)

Leisa
xx




Products Used:

Card Stock
Pacific Point | 116202
Whisper White Thick | 140490
Real Red | 106578
Cucumber Crush | 138342
Daffodil Delight | 121680

Punches/Framelits:
1/2"circle punch | 119869
1 1/4" square punch (retired)
Lge Number Framelit Dies | 140622

Stamp Set:
Number of Years | 140653

Adhesives:
Dimensionals | 104430
Tombow Multi Purpose Glue | 116755


          


16 comments:

  1. Congratulations Leisa You have done a fabulous job on your blog. The card looks amazing I bet your Son is stoked getting an awesome card like this one. Best Wishes Christine Anne Matias

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    1. Thanks for your kind words Christine and yes he was stoked!!

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  2. Congratulations Leisa You have done a fabulous job on your blog. The card looks amazing I bet your Son is stoked getting an awesome card like this one. Best Wishes Christine Anne Matias

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  3. Congratulations Leisa .. your blog looks awesome and the card is so striking :) Well Done!

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    1. Thanks Nicole, couldn't have done it without your help and support xx

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  4. Great job Leisa!! Looks awesome. Great first post too! Welcome to blog land! xx

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    1. Thanks Nicole, yeah its all a bit scary this blogging thing but I think I'm getting the hang of it - thanks for your kind comments xx

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  5. Love your new blog! The layout is so pleasing to the eye. As for the card, I haven't made a block card in ages and I love how you teamed it up with the number of years stamp set. I will have to CASE this. Love it!

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    1. aww Rosalie, thank you so much. It took alot of courage to get started but I must admit I do love how my blog looks. I am honoured you would like to CASE this - by all means go ahead xx

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  6. Love your card and your blog....So happy you have started, look forward to sewing you on our next hop!

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  7. Congratulations on starting up your new blog! I too have recently started blogging and it's lots of fun. Love your card too. Very very precise and neat. Well done!

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    1. Thanks Louise, it is fun - I am so happy how my blog looks and how the card turned out, thanks for your kind words :)

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  8. Congrats on your first blog post - great card too!

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    1. Thanks Nanette, hoping for many more to come!

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