His awesomeness turned 40 a few days ago so I had to make a special card. I chose a never-ending one! I’ve only made one of these before – in my pre-Stampin’ Up! days. They’re super easy and so much fun. I’ll be teaching my 3D Template Stamp Club how to make this type of card in our final class next month.

THE PRINTABLE PHOTO RECIPE CARD IS AVAILABLE TO MY NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS. Subscribe for free today and let me know you’d like this one. 

The card has four ‘sides’ and no back. Each panel has a unique way of opening.

Each time you try to look inside you find yourself cycling through all four sides…never reaching the end.

I filled each of the squares with words to describe Alex. Each square has a four words, containing the letters A, L, E & X. And there are 10 squares so 40 words in total.

It’s impossible to use still photos to show how the card actually folds so my son Zane and I created a video. Click on it below and see the magic for yourself.

So what did my Wonder Husband do to mark his big day? See if this photo gives you a clue:

Yep, you guessed it. He jumped out of a plane at 14,000 feet! And I was more nervous about him doing it than he was.

Happy Birthday Alex!

Follow

Share

I taught a Punch Art class back in January featuring a little girl puppy. What I didn’t show you back then was that I’d made a boy version of the same puppy for my nephew’s 1st birthday card.

Here he is for his close up:

It was really simple to change him into a boy, just add a blue background, change the diamond collar for a blue ribbon, remove the bow from the hair, adjust the expression and take out the pink cheeks! That may sound like a lot of changes but all of them were really quick and easy. Take a look at them side by side to see the difference.

I love this dog and know I’ll be making more versions of him in the future. I wonder what I’ll need to do to make him look older?

Thanks for taking the time to visit ‘the Mess’. If you like what you see, leave me a comment.

Cheers

Genna

Follow

Share

OK, so it’s time to spotlight a Sale-a-braton stamp set that I think has been a little overlooked. It’s called Vintage Verses and is yours free with any order over $100!

Vintage Verses in Wood or Clear – FREE

I featured the ‘Thanks’ sentiment on this ‘torn frame’ card recently:

It was stamped in Black StazOn directly onto the 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon.

Cotton Ribbon – $13.95 for 9.1m

(Carried over from the Holiday Catalogue)

And here’s a closer look at that torn frame highlighting the beautiful image from Serene Silhouettes:

I also used Vintage Verses on one of this month’s projects for Stamp Club, coincidentally using the same colour scheme of Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum and Marina Mist! The ‘Just Because’ greeting seemed just right for the front…

…while the ‘There’s Only One You’ worked for my centre panel on the inside.

If you would like to get your hands on this set for FREE, all you need to do is place an order over $100 before the 22nd March and choose this as your freebie!

Thanks for looking. If you like what you see, please leave a comment.

Cheers

Genna

Follow

Share