Print Poetry Birthday Wishes

Birthday cards...seems we're always in need of them so when I saw Technostamper's Sketch Challenge 253 this week, that's the direction I went.

The Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack is the source for these papers in Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla and a touch of Summer Starfruit.  I really like the combination; it looks so fresh and spring-y!  

Here's the original sketch from Technostamper: 

It's simple and straightforward!

I used a tiny Gumball Green and Vanilla print for the background.  I ran it through the Big Shot with the Flower Garden Embossing Folder. Some of the white core of the paper showed, which was very cool, so I touched it lightly with a Sanding Block to expose just a tiny bit more!

The green was layered on a Primrose Petals cardstock and then on a Very Vanilla card.

The Birthday Wishes stamp is from the Bring on the Cake set (love that font)!  I gently sponged Summer Starfruit ink onto a Paper Daisy and added a Primrose Petal In Color Dahlia in the center.  (In real life the Dahlia matches the cardstock!  Don't know why it looks so different here...)

(c)Stampin' Up!    by Margaret Raburn

I decided to go with the Primrose leaves as they accented the design more than green (a little artistic license perhaps); they were cut with the indispensible Little Leaves Sizzlit in the Big Shot!  If you don't have it, you NEED it!  : )   The entire front was spritzed with the Vanilla Smooch Spritz for a little shimmer.

Stamps:  Bring on the Cake
Ink:  Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit
Paper:  Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack; Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Gumball Green cardstock
Accessories:  In Color Dahlias, Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Paper Daisies
Tools:  Paper Snips, Big Shot, Flower Garden Embossing Folder, Little Leaves Sizzlet

Print Poetry Paper Stack   48 4" x 6" double-sided sheets   #129312  

Little Leaves Sizzlit    #114511     $5.50

Flower Garden Embossing Folder     $7.95

Bring on the Cake    set of 13  #121899w  $38.95,    #121958c  $27.95

Thanks for coming and hope you will come back to visit soon!  Have a good weekend!

Margaret