Say It with Style Birthday Card

My mother celebrated her birthday last Sunday so I created this card for her.

birthday card created with It's Your Birthday

This card is inspired in part by card 1 from the It's Your Birthday Cardmaking Workshop.

I used Jade and Capri ink for the stenciled background. When I stamped the cupcake I used Capri on the bottom section and Intense Black on the top section so I could add watercolor highlights without worrying if the stamping would smear. I squeezed the closed ink pad to transfer ink to the lid, then used a Waterbrush to pick up the ink and color the sentiment, frosting and heart sprinkles.

If you purchased any of these cardmaking workshop kits, It's Your Birthday (CC92317) or It's Your Birthday without stencils (CC92318) or Say It with Style Workshop Kits Bundle (CC92312) or Say It with Style Product Bundle (CC92311), except for cardstock and inks, you have almost everything you need to recreate this card.

Supplies used:

• My Acrylix™ stamp sets: It's Your Birthday (CC9237) or It's Your Birthday + Thin Cuts (CC9237)
• Cardstock: White Daisy (1385), Capri (X6057)
• Exclusive Inks™: Jade (Z6574), Capri (Z6528), Honey Butter (Z6536)
• Stencils: Plaid Card Front (CC9239)
• tools-ish: 1" Masking Tape (Z4606), Masking Tape Bundle (Z5444) or 4" Masking Tape (Z4607), Blending Brushes (Z4572), Medium Round Waterbrush (Z3225)

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The National Stamping Month Say It with Style items are so versatile. I see myself keeping the stamps/Thin Cuts near my crafting space so they are readily available to create with. My mother loved the card. I knew the color combination would be a hit and she specifically mentioned how I colored the sentiment. It is hard to surprise someone who sees almost all of your finished projects while they are in various stages of being created. 

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