Birthday Card and Altered Container

I mentioned on Wednesday that it was my NSSS's (not so secret sister from the Cricut message board) birthday. This is the card that I sent to her.


I Cuttlebug embossed and ticket punched the card front. The ribbon is American Crafts, and I added layered Prima Sprites with rhinestones. The metal bookplate is Making Memories. I added a small present from patterned paper that I detail cut, and then I popped it up from the card front. I added Stickles to various areas of the card front too as well as to the ticket punched corners.

I had lots of wonderful ladies on the Cricut message board make cards for Sharon and send them to me. I gathered them all up in this container that I altered, and I sent them off to Sharon as a big surprise for her birthday. She was very surprised, and she loved getting all of the cards! "Sharon" was cut using Opposites Attract on my Cricut. The "happy birthday" is a sticker, and there are more layered Prima Sprites with rhinestone centers. I forget who makes that paper, but isn't it fun?

I didn't do too much to the back of the container other than add lots of stickers. They coordinate with the patterned paper that I used on the front of the container.

Can you believe that this cute container once held a blow dryer? Gotta love that! I tried to find a metal lunchbox that would hold all the cards, but it wasn't working out. I had this container, and I used it instead. It was perfect!

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