Birthday Bow Card for Creative Creases #116

Today a new challenge starts on the Creative Creases Challenge blog, and I decided to try my hand at a bow card for this month's challenge. I've been meaning to make this card design for quite some time, and I'm so glad I gave it a try! We'd love to see your fun-fold creations in the gallery here: Creative Creases Challenge 

I followed a tutorial here: Beccy's Place: Tutorial - Bow Cards and used the 4 smallest oval dies in the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Ovals Die Set to create the loops of my bow. Then I used the 2 smallest banner tag dies from Altenew's Terrific Tags Die Set for the tails of the bow. 

I have a mountain of pattern paper that I would need several lifetimes to use up (can anyone relate?!), so I decided to use some of it for this card. I chose a paper pad by Stamperia called House of Roses. It's such a beautiful shabby chic pad! I chose which papers I wanted to use from the paper pad for the layers and set about doing my die cutting and assembling. The bow is rather large, so my card is oversized. It's also quite bulky, so this card will be hand delivered to the friend I'm giving it to. 

After assembling the bow and tails, I created a large card base (6 by 7 3/4) and then trimmed another piece of pattern paper to 4 1/2 by 5 1/4 and adhered that to the center of the card base. I added the bow using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. Then I stamped "happy birthday" from Altenew's Flourishing Bouquet stamp set to another pattern paper scrap that was 1 inch by 2 3/4 inches. I added that to the top right of the card to finish the front. 

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Challenges I'm entering:

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Birthday category (ends 6/7/26)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of anything but a card (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Monochrome and/or birthday + a sentiment (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Double D Challenges: Bows (1/3; ends 6/14/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of polkadots and/or stripes (1/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (ends 6/10/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Anything from a garden (1/5; ends 6/18/26)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Birthday (unlimited; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG in or from a garden (1/5; ends 6/15/26)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Birthday (ends 6/9/26)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms and/or butterflies (1/3; ends at the end of the  month)

fourseasons: Anything summer goes (ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with tags and/or fun fold cards (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: ATG with die cuts (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

Daisy Chain Challenges: Not square (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of birthday/anniversary (unlimited; ends 6/12/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (ends 6/12/26)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26