Get back on your feet count down

Hello, and welcome to my haven in a hectic world.

Well my world's got a busier since last week, as we are now collecting our grandson (which we love to do)  from school 3 days a week for the next 7 weeks, as our son came off his bike a week ago last Saturday and has broken his hip.

He had an operation on the Sunday and came home on the Monday, he's not allowed to put any weight on it for 8 weeks, a week and a half of which has already gone so I thought I'd make him a count down get back on your feet card.

I looked on the Internet for a perpetual calendar and adjusted Candace Gillespie's to make the frame and boxes. I needed to make 4 boxes for the numbers needed, I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.

Colours: Basic Black 9 pieces 17 x 12.5 base, 14 x 12 boxes 4 needed, 7 x 7 scallop circle, 16 x 7 numbers (you can use the discarded pieces from the boxes for this), 3.5 x 6 label, Whisper White 2 pieces 7 x 7 tortoise, 7 x 3.5 sentiment.
DSP:  Lily Impressions 24 pieces all 2.8 x 2.8 (box sides), 13.8 x 6.3 (backing for base)

(cs) = Card Stock, (dsp) = Designer Series Paper, (nsu) Not Stampin' Up, when using layering dies (1) is the smallest.

• Using the back on your feet (ss) stamp the tortoise in memento black ink and colour using the granny apple green and soft suede stampin' blends on whisper white (cs).
• from the same (ss) stamp the "ouch!" using granny apple green ink.
• Die cut using the stitched shapes circle die (3). 
• Die cut the basic black scalloped circle (6) using the layering circles dies.
• Adhere the 2 circles together using liquid glue.
• Stamp the sentiment again from the same (ss) in memento black on whisper white (cs) and die cut using the stitched so sweetly dies.
• The "day's to go"was generated using my computer and punched out using the classic label punch.
• Score the 3.5 x 6 piece of basic black (cs) in half, down the long edge so as to slot in between the top and bottom boxes.
• Attach the "days to go" to this piece using dimensional pads.

• To create the base score down the long edge at 3cm and 9.5cm then down the short edge at 3cm.
• 3cm above the score line on the short edge make a mark on each side.
• Now cut from the score line at the top of the base down to the mark, on each side.
• Fold and burnish all the score lines.
• Now cut up the long length score line to the 3cm score line on either side, when folded in and adhered, this creates the base for the boxes to sit on.

• To create the boxes score down the long length at 1, 4, 7 and 10cm.
• On the short length score down at 1, 4, 7, 10 and 13cm.
• Now go back to 5cm and score down to the second long length score mark, flip the cs and do the same on the other side.
• Now cut away the 5 pieces as shown below marked with an X.
• Burnish all the score lines and adhere each square around the tabs to form a box using liquid glue.

• Adhere the lily impressions (dsp) to each side of all the boxes, (matching up pattern if required).
• Adhere the larger piece of lily impressions (dsp) to the back of the base.
• Die cut all the numbers (nsu) in basic black (cs) required and adhere to the boxes using liquid glue (do not use the top and bottom squares). Full set of 0 to 9 and then any other numbers needed for 11, 22, 33 etc. 

It sounds difficult but it really isn't!

I wasn't sure he would like it but even before I had this up on my blog, he's got it on his facebook page so I think he does 😊.

Will be back again soon with more cards.

Annette X