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Lauren Rose

Can you remember that it was only last year when I found out that my youngest grandaughter loved CAS cards, well wasn’t that an eye opener for me.

So glad I found out because there’s nothing worse than getting a card which isn’t really your style.

The kitten stamp was still on my desk from yesterday’s make plus Lauren’s birthday is so close that my card below has been designed especially with her CAS style in mind.  She loves cats … the family had four once upon a time but now only have two … so you can see how perfect the kitten stamp was for her card.

Chose red because her bedroom is decorated in different shades of red and looks really gorgeous.

No colouring of the cat as this would have been too fussy for her taste.

Hope she likes this card as much as the one which I made for her last year, see here.

The heart is from a PaperArtsy stamp set … see below … look at the long slim legs in the set.  Only used one of the legs so the heart could dangle from it.

The dangly heart came about because I was going to put a small stamped happy birthday beside the cat but Dot suggested a little heart.

Ran with the idea and the above is what I came up with.  Thanks Dotty.

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Why Three Birthday Cards???

My youngest granddaughter Lauren starts a new journey on Friday as she becomes a teenager.

The biggest part of missing out on Lauren’s growing up is keeping abreast of how her personality has changed and how her creative style in life has done a complete turn around.

Whereas Claire, Amber and I love the messy, inky and busy side of crafting Lauren, to my complete surprise, has gone more like her Dad and loves the CAS look.

Lauren and a girlfriend of hers came to Ally Pally with us this year and they loved it.  Flitting about the huge hall like butterflies they were in their element.  Hardly saw them at all during the day.  We eventually stopped for lunch and they showed us what they had made at one of the make and takes.

On the Sunday after Ally Pally Lauren, friend and myself made an album.  Mine was pretty with lots of embellishments on it, her friend’s was like a pizza with everything added but Lauren’s was very stark and minimalistic.

This was when I realized that her developing creative style is so different to mine, Claire’s and Amber’s.

Way to go Lauren, be unique and make your own path sweetie.

Lauren’s birthday card was already made by the time I set sail for Ally Pally but on discovering how she likes CAS I had to make another.  Hope she likes it.

Used watercolour card and also watercolour paints to achieve the background effect plus the stamped sentiment (from Stampin Up) was done with black embossing powder.

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Might as well show the two other cards which I created (not Lauren’s cup of tea methinks).

Did two because I wasn’t sure what colour she was into at the moment but it doesn’t really matter now as I won’t be sending either.  DI inks were used to create the background plus various stamps.

Used two new dies that have been added to my collection recently and the picture stamps are an old set from Crafty Individuals.

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It’s been extremely hard for Andrew and myself as all through the grandchildren’s lives we have lived abroad.  Hence the reason for all the missing out on their growing up and the changing stages of their personalities.

Entering the Penny Black  and More Challenge – Birthdays

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