Hi everyone!

Cheryl here, with a new DT post. I have a birthday card to share, so let’s get to it!

I found a piece of polka dot paper in my stash and really wanted to use it. Came in a card kit, I believe, so I don’t know who it’s by, sorry. Kathleen sent me the stencil you see in the photo in my DT kit this month. So I white heat embossed it onto a piece of  Tim Holtz watercolor paper. I then got out my Distress Inks and went about to create a piece that would pull out some of the same colors as the patterned paper had. I believe it was Mustard Seed, Abandoned Coral, maybe some Worn Lipstick. Anyway, after it was dry I cut a piece of it using KS Stitched Fancy Scalloped Circle Dies. I got really brave and took the Lawn Fawn word die from my DT kit and cut it right out of that circle!!! Fingers were seriously crossed, lol. Anyway, I then cut the same word out of some white fun foam and glued the two together. I was sure to keep the tiny inside bits to put back in. I then mounted the scalloped piece to another circle slightly larger, cut out of  black cardstock.

I took the sentiment and using liquid glue, I put it back into place and added a bit of weight till dry. I also took those tiny bits and glued them back in place.

I took a black strip and stamped birthday and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I cut the ends into banner shapes and mounted with a bit of foam tape. I then pulled out some Fabrika Decoru enamel dot drops and some Nuvo enamel drops, along with a few stray star shaped sequins from my stash.

I mounted the circle piece to my patterned paper and trimmed off the excess. I mounted that to a black card base and attached a piece of white cardstock to the inside to be able to write a message. When the entire card was finished I took some Glossy Accents and totally covered the word happy. I love how it’s so shiny!

So there you have it! A really fun card with a few different techniques. Watercolor, heat embossing, and some die cutting. I love that stencils are so affordable and can really give a fun look at very little cost. I’d love a bunch of background stamps but they aren’t so cheap and stencils are, so I plan to add to my collection! Really, you can do more with them anyway, as to a stamp. Hope you got a bit of inspiration today.

Happy Crafting!

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Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Mini Ink Kit	Ebony Black Nuvo Crystal Drops 1.1oz	Red Poppy Enamel Dot Drops by Fabrika Decoru	Birthday Candles Stencil 6″X6″ by Echo Park
Scripty Happy Custom Craft Die	Glossy Accents	Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper	Hero Arts WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER
Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Clear Embossing Ink Pad	https://www.katscrappiness.com/collections/kat-scrappiness-dies/products/stitched-fancy-scalloped-ci	Stampholic NANO Stamping Tool	Crystal Katana Tool by Crystal Ninja
Ranger Multi Medium Matte

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