Sizzix - Birthday tag with Tim Holtz's Victorian Caroler (cream with black dots)

My friends birthday is approaching and I asked her what she would like to get from me what I should make for her. And she, instead of saying something specific, just gave me a theme: "Cream colour with black dots and maybe a ribbon..."

First, I wasn't really enthusiastic about the theme, it seemed a real challenge for me... but the card which developed during my crafting process became really nice. I hope you like it too.

For making the card I cut out a tag from chipboard and two from cream coloured cardstock. 

The cream cardstocks were embossed with tiny dots by a Sizzix Embossing Folder.

I coloured the dots with StazOn ink (Ganache).

I covered the chipboard with the cream cardstocks.

I distress the edges with sanding paper.

Then I placed all the elements on the tag and made a hole on the top with Crop-A-Dile Big Bite.

What I used:

Sizzix Framelits Die, Tags (658611)

Sizzix Embossing Folder, Dots&Flowers (655838)

Sizzix Sizzlits Die, Vintage Lace by Tim Holtz (657481)

Sizzix Bigz Die, Victorian Carolers by Tim Holtz (658764)

Rayher Die, "Boldog Születésnapot" (Happy Birthday) saying

Sizzix Framelits Die, Fancy Cards by Paula Pascual (659967)

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Shabby French stamp set

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Papillon stamp set

We R Memory Keepers, Crop-A-Dile Big Bite puncher

Ranger Distress ink pad (Antique Linen)

cardstock

chipboard

StazOn ink pad (Ganache)

ribbon

sanding paper