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Daring Cardmakers Dictionary Day Entry: Defining Birthday


Over on the Daring Cardmakers blog, they're celebrating Dictionary Day with a Dictionary Day challenge. The challenge stated the following, "I need very little persuasion to celebrate words - celebrate with us by using a dictionary definition, dictionary or book page or make words the focal point of your creation this week." I knew I had the perfect stamp to get this challenge started, and with pulling out my Maps, Texts, and Ledgers card pack, I got to work.

Here were the results:

This birthday sentiment, which defines what a birthday is, comes courtesy from Stampendous. By layering the different texts, and using a background with writing on it, the effect was exactly what I was hoping for. To give it a little elevation, I tied twine around the whole set to give it another dimension. And here's the card standing up:

Overall, I'm very happy with the end result. I did this while in the midst of working on a Ruby anniversary card (40th!), which I will showcase later this week.

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  1. AngelnorthOctober 22, 2020 at 6:43 AM

    Perfect for the challenge - a really stylish card, love the neutral colour palette!

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  2. MiriOctober 22, 2020 at 12:06 PM

    What a lovely card ... and amazing photographs! The birthday definition is perfect for the Daring Cardmakers challenge. Thanks for sharing your creation.

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