Aladdin Card

This spring my daughter was in her first middle school musical, and it was a wonderful experience for her. She was a shopkeeper in the "Aladdin Jr." musical, and she absolutely adored working with her choir teacher/musical director. Miss Hildebrandt did an amazing job working with the cast and making this show fantastic. We wanted to thank her for all her hard work, and so being a cardmaker, I knew she would be getting a thank you card made specially for her!
I happened upon this Aladdin-themed clear stamp set by Your Next Stamp on a recent trip to my local craft outlet store and felt so blessed to have the perfect stamp set to make Miss Hildebrandt's thank you card. Don't you love it when that happens? God is so good to care about even the small details of our lives!
To make this card, I started with a 5x7 inch card base and distressed the edges with blue ink. Then I cut a piece of design paper to fit as a background. I thought the wave pattern could double as smoke wafting out of the lamp whenever the genie was summoned. I added some blue sparkly cardstock and a border of sparkly silver adhesive paper to follow the sketch over at Your Next Stamp's bi-weekly challenge.
For the image, I heat embossed the stamp with black ink and clear embossing powder. Then I die cut the image with a Gine Marie Designs stitched oval die and colored the image with Copic, MEXPY and opaque white markers.
I designed the sentiment using my Silhouette Design Studio software and printed it on vellum and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder to match the gold lamp in the image. I die cut the sentiment with an X-stitched Gina Marie Designs rectangle die and adhered it with glue dots in the four corners. I covered where the glue dots showed through the vellum with some blue rhinestones and added a few blue and gold sequins to finish it all off. I think my daughter's director will enjoy this card.
Here's my daughter (second from the left) with her friends having fun after the first performance:

Here's the card front:

And here's how the inside looks:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• YNS Challenges - 2W , SIR (Top Pick) SIO, (Winner and Stand out) - No.38 - (W2 of 2) - Sketch* and Inspirational Photo* use either the sketch or the photo or use both

 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/

 

Artistic Inspirations - 2W, E3 - (Week 1) Anything Goes  / Die Cut

Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - W, E3 - Always Anything Goes

Melonheadz Friends Challenge - 2W, 2E, SIO - (Week 1) Make It Sparkle

Ooh La La Creations - 2W, SIO - (Week 1) Mythical

Sparkle N Sprinkle - M, E3, all crafts - (May) Anything Goes: use loose glitter, embossing powder and/or flocking

Vintage Stamping Challenges/Flonz Craft - M, 3E, Must Stamp, does not have to be vintage -

 

 

613 Avenue Create - W, 3E, Any Craft Accepted - #175 Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Use a Die to Frame or Showcase Your Sentiment

Amusing - W, 2E, no digi - (May 1) Anything Goes 

Come and Get It - W, 3E - #117 Card for a Woman

Eclectic Ellapu - M, 2E - May- Pink Team ~ Anything Goes Purple Team ~Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - 2W (1st & 3rd Sun) E3 #33 Anything Goes  (W2 of 2)

Penny Black and More – M, no digis, 3E – May - Anything Goes with Stamping

Stamping Sensations - M, 3E, must use stamp (no pre-colored digis) Stamp must be focal point of project – May - Anything Goes

 

 

Allsorts W,3E  there's magic in the air  

Catch The Bug W,3E,SIO  anything goes 

Let's Color Saturday Linky Party  M(1st Sat) E and C unlimited  (Must include hand colored image) anything goes with something colored - always

 

Artbymiran Challenge - 2W , SIO, 3E, no digital projects - No.57 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes

Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W1 of 2) Anything Goes

Creative Fingers -  2W , 3E, No totally digital projects - No.107 - (W2 of 2) Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack - W, 3E  - No.137 - Anything Goes

Morgan's Art World - 2W, E3, - No 9 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 27 (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes

 

As You Like It Challenge 2W,E3 Favourite Patterned or Embossed Papers & Why* (W1 of 2) I like both patterned papers and embossed papers, but patterned papers are often quick and easy to use, so I would say I prefer them.

Crafty Girls Creations 2W,3E Always Anything Goes
Cre8tive Hands Friends 2W, SIO - Anything Goes (W1 of 2)
DL ART Thursday Challenge 2W,2nd & 4th Thurs,3E #179 Mother's Day (alternative thank you) (W2 of 2) Monthy Challenge: Always Anything Goes 

DoubleClick Skittles - 2W, E1, F -  #47  Teacher Appreciation (or school related)  (Week 2 of 2)
Inspiration Destination - W, F- #84 Always Anything Goes
Wonderful Wednesdays -  W, SIO -  Always Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesdays - W,5E , scriptural word art freebie offered each week- #228/229 - Family Friendly/Anything Goes 

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