Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I have been commissioned to create a birthday card for a debutante. When I am tasked with creating a card, I usually ask about the recipient to customize the card. The only info I got is the party has a garden theme. I turned to the internet, specifically blog challenges, for inspiration. The Pinkfresh Studio Monthly Challenge was a great help in putting this card together.
I stamped the floral cluster stamp from the PFS Best Thing stamp set on white cardstock. This stamp piece does not only have the floral cluster. It also has the bird. I only inked the cluster using a brown dye ink. I used the stencil to blend ink to the cluster. The colors I used are from the color palette in the monthly challenge. I die cut the cluster using the coordinating die. I created 6 pieces of this cluster.
For the card panel, I cut a blue cardstock at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Using the same cardstock, I trimmed a 3" x 4" panel. I die cut a design on this panel using a die from the PFS Classic Tags with Fillable Elements die set (retired). I backed this with a metallic green vellum.
I die cut the numbers on the same blue cardstock. I die cut multiples so I can adhere the number on top of each other for some dimension. I pounced Versamark ink on the top layer of the numbers. I poured iridescent blue embossing powder on the sticky ink then heat set it until the powder melted.
The sentiment is from the PFS My Favorite Things To Say stamp set. I did some masking to come up with the 'you' sentiment. I inked the words with the blue ink and Versamark ink and stamped the words on white cardstock. I used the same embossing powder I used on the numbers. Since the font of the word 'celebrate' is thin, not a lot of powder stuck to it. I fussy cut the word 'celebrate' leaving a small white border around it. I die cut the word 'you' into a strip.
I positioned the floral clusters on each corner of the cardstock panel. Once I am happy with the placement, I lifted these pieces off the panel using a Glad Press 'N Seal. I adhered the vellum panel, then adhered the floral clusters, making sure the vellum panel is showing through the center opening created by the clusters. The clusters will have some overhang on the sides which I later on snipped off.
I adhered the numbers, then the sentiment. I added blue sequins to the panel.
I hope you like today's card. Thank you for visiting my blog. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!
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