Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly 40th Birthday Card

 

Hi Blogging Friends 😀

Today I am sharing a 40th Birthday Card that I made for my nephew.  It is hard to believe he is turning 40; how time flies!

The card I made is from a fabulous Card Kit by Uniquely Creative called 'Drive and Fly' which was originally released in August 2021.  The card kit is sold out at Uniquely Creative - however you can buy the individual components from plenty of other Australian retailers and there are plenty of card samples on Pinterest to inspire you.

 
I did alter my card a bit compared to the sample picture in the Card Kit and added the 40 which is from the Cut-a-Part Sheet that came in the kit.  I diecut the 40 using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circle Dies.   Some of the layers are roughed up a bit on the edges with a pair of scissors and some are popped up with scraps of cardstock which saves on the cost of using dimensionals.

This kit would have to be one of my most-favourite releases by Uniquely Creative as the cars are Australian.  The car on my card is a Holden Torana SLR5000.  Unfortunately, we no longer manufacture cars in Australia due to the cost and we rely on imports these days.

And now a little something about me:  back in my 20s, I used to be in two Car Clubs:  The Ford Four Car Club and The Mini Car Club of Victoria.  I used to compete in Club Level Motorsport and owned both a racing car and a rally car - and it was THE MOST FUN TIME of my life and was a great fit socially for me as I was never into make-up, clothes shopping or going out to parties.  I have always loved cars since I was a little kid, no doubt influenced by my late father's love of cars and encouragement to learn about cars and how to do basic maintenance and even change a tyre or fan belt.  I was fortunate to meet my husband in the Mini Car Club and we have been married for 35 years.  Our racing days are long over as it's a very expensive hobby and sold our last racing car when I was pregnant about 21 years ago.  So, you may have learned a little bit more about me today😊 Probably a surprise as most people look at me quizzically when I talk about my motor racing and rally days!

There is not much else to say about the card other than the finished size is 13 cm x 13 cm or about 5-1/8" x 5-1/8".

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly 6" x 6" paper pad

Accessories:  Uniquely Creative Drive and Fly Creative Cuts + Cut-a-Part Sheet + Black Rhinestones, White Card Blank, Big Shot, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Scraps of white cardstock for adding dimension

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles