This Happy Birthday card was a creation I came up with an inspiring sketch from Sunday Stamps.  They do a weekly challenge for card making. *Fingers crossed I hope I win!  I really do love this card.  It’s so playful and fun.

Here are the materials I used to make it:

• Pre made Card
• 6 x 6 paper pad
• Ink pad
• Ink blending tool
• Twine
• Pop dots
• Jewel stickers
• Tape runner
• Scissors
• Paper Cutter
• Embossing machine and plate

First I started with a piece of  colorful polka dot paper from the Fancy Pants Designs, What A Wonderful Day 6 x 6 paper pad.  I cut the piece of paper with the paper cutter just slightly smaller the the card.  Using my tape runner on the back of the piece of paper, I adhered the paper to the card.

 

Then I took a piece of red and white chevron paper from the paper pad and sized it to fit just on the left side of the card.  Again cutting it with the paper cutter and adhering it with the tape runner.

 

Next I took a piece of plain white card stock and cut that just smaller than the red and white chevron paper.  Then I used my Sizzix Texture Boutique Embossing machine and Cricut cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder to emboss the words Happy Birthday onto the white card stock.

 

Now that the white card stock is embossed with the Happy Birthday sentiment, I wanted to add some color to it.  Using my ink blending tool I dabbed it onto a blue ink pad several times until the foam pad took on ink.   Then I lightly went over the embossing.  I waited until the ink was dry to adhere it to the card.

 

Next I needed to make some banners.  I used a yellow heart, slate gray and blue dollie paper pieces from the paper pad.  I just hand cut these with scissors to fit onto the right side of the card.  I stuck 3D foam squares to the back of each pendent and placed them on the card.

 

Next I cut a piece of baker’s twine to go across the banner and tied a knot at each end.  I used my taper runner on the twine to place it down.  Then I added some jewel stickers in between the pendents on the banner.

 

The last thing I did was take a label sticker from the Fancy Pants Designs collection What A Wonderful Day and stuck it right below the banner.

 

This is what Sunday Stamps sketch looks like:

                     

And this is my creation.

     

 

What do you think?  Pretty close.

 

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