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Cuttlebug Train -- 1st Birthday Card

I finished this card the day after my nephew’s first birthday. Thanks to the pandemic, his party was canceled, and I procrastinated. It has been so long since I’ve made this type of background, I forgot I could use the other half of the torn sheet I used to mask off the hills to mask off the sky. Sigh. If I hadn’t been so late with this card, I would have remade the background, but . . .

The train tracks were made with a stencil that came from I don’t know where. It had three wonky lines and a bunch of other little images and shapes. I masked off one of the lines and had my train tracks. OK. I used a marker to connect the tracks.

CARD:
4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches
Carnival Vellum, 80-lb. Cover red cardstock, card base
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80-lb cardstock (card front)
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110-lb cardstock (inside of card for message and strength)
Cuttlebug dies: Train Engine, Train Car, Train Caboose, and Airplane (I altered the airplane.)
Stampin’ Up! Rainbow Builder dies and Darice craft foam, 2mm thick (cloud)
Spellbinders Die D-Lites Celebrate die set and scrap of red foil cardstock (balloon)
Elizabeth Craft Designs Numbers & More 1 (number on balloon)
AC Specialty Paper—Foil by American Crafts (number on balloon)
Scraps of glitter paper left over from another project (to accent the wheels of the train)
Scraps of shimmer paper (airplane windows)

BACKGROUND:
Hugh Lauter Leven Assoc. Stencil and Slick Writer marker (wonky train tracks)
Distress Ink, Black Soot (train tracks)
Distress Oxide Inks, Stormy Sky, Frayed Burlap, and Crushed Olive

TFL.
Daria


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stampwilly   [Aug 18, 2021 at 08:57 AM]
This is really cute and fun! The background and tracks turned out great! Very Happy
Iring   [Aug 18, 2021 at 08:16 PM]
Really cute! Of course I like the airplane Wink . A foil balloon is a nice touch. Your nephew won't care that it's a little late. Sorry the party got cancelled.
howdyheidi   [Aug 19, 2021 at 11:38 AM]
Such a very cute card! I’m sure your nephew enjoyed it.
howdyheidi   [Aug 19, 2021 at 11:38 AM]
Such a very cute card! I’m sure your nephew enjoyed it.
Conniecrafter   [Aug 19, 2021 at 05:06 PM]
so clever and so cute, love the little scene you have created to go with it and the little balloon with the #1 !!

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