Mickey Mouse

Hi
Just a quick note as the boys are in bed but I really don't think that they want to be but tough; they have to wait a while which is something they're definitely not used to when everyone is home over the weekend.
Anyway, I've managed to make this Mickey Mouse card for my nephew. The start of it was some Disney stickers I was given in a huge box full of crafty goodies  when I left work. I hadn't known what to do with them really but since my nephew has only just got back from Florida and the Disney park; I thought it was an excellent opportunity to put at least one sticker to use. They're actually meant to be put on windows but I've just added some glue to the backs and it's fine. It doesn't look brilliant but I'm proud of the fact that I designed it all and did it relatively quickly today. I cut it an oval shape to match the decorative shapes of the waves that Mickey is surfing on; I used my Gypsy to help me weld two ovals together from the Plantin schoolbook cartridge (originally they were circles but I just stretched them to size). I then copied one of the ovals and shrunk it a bit and put it inside the left hand side oval in order to create the aperture. I covered the aperture with acetate and then decorated it with the Happy Birthday I created on MCS software and another small sticker. The A5 envelope I made from My Craft Studio 'Fab Glam Fifties', which didn't need any tweeking at all which was great as it was so quick and easy. I cut the stars for the envelope on my Cricut out of the same card as the card base.

Now for the joy of thinking what on earth to get him as a present but at least I had made a mistake with the date for his birthday as it's on June 18th, not May as I had thought earlier on, so I have more time to get something. I've now changed my calendar but every year for some reason I doubt whether it's May or June.
It's been a miserable rainy grey old weekend but the crafting I've done has helped me feel better although I'm always hankering after doing a lot lot more. No pleasing me.

Take care out there.

Betty's acetate birthday card

Betty is doing well and out of hospital, so I'm hoping that the card is something nice around the house for her to look at.
It's Betty's birthday on April 26th, so I've made her this card (she's certainly keeping me busy). I got the inspiration from a Hunkydory show on Create and Craft a couple of months ago and thankfully I had kept the piece of paper with the instructions written on, even through the move of house which is impressive for a scrap of paper.

The base is 6"x9" and the fold lines were scored at 1", 1", 1.5", 1.5", 2" and the last space is 2". Mountain fold the first line and keep going until the end. I also cut the acetate that size but only scored it half way; I'm not convinced it's high enough so if you're using this as a guide, practise that bit before doing it in full. I then selected images I wanted to use from the Fab Glam Fifties My Craft Studio cd-rom and printed them off at the correct size, which was around 3cm each. I also printed off the paper for the envelope using that cd-rom as it matches the card elements perfectly (as it's same paper basically) and that cd-rom has a great envelope template section. Unfortunately the paper at the front of the envelope faces a different direction to the back of the envelope but I'm praying Betty doesn't notice the 'Jive' word going in different directions as it's not bold at all. I'm not that happy with the jukebox as it leans forward rather but other than that I think it's a great card style and I'll be using it again no doubt.
Just one more thing, since it has several folds in this card, remember to consider that when making your envelope as it's quite a thick card.