Happy Birthday!

 

My sister-in-law's birthday is coming up soon, & I wanted to make her a special card. So I pulled out my Lawn Fawn "Magic Picture Changer" die set & "Birthday Before 'n Afters" stamp set and went to work.

I cut 2 pieces of Strathmore Smooth Bristol paper large enough to accommodate the "Magic Picture Changer" & the frame from the "Magic Picture Changer Add-on" dies. I marked where the window would be on each piece, and used those marks as a guide to stamp my images. I stamped the wrapped present on the main panel, & the corresponding image on the other panel. I used a black felt-tip pen to draw lines for a baseboard, and then masked my present & the lower part of my scene. I inked the top "wall" part with Speckled Egg Distress ink, moved the tape mask to cover the wall & baseboard, and inked the floor with Gathered Twigs Distress ink. Finally, I removed both my masks and colored the present & baseboard with Tombow markers. I repeated the process for the other panel.

Card with the second image showing

I die cut a piece of patterned paper from my scrap stash with the "Magic Picture Changer Add-on" frame die. I assembled the magic picture changer, and adhered my frame to the front. For the background, I embossed a piece of yellow cardstock with the "Chevron" embossing folder from Park Lane. I heat embossed my greeting, from "Birthday Before 'n Afters," with Ranger White Super Fine Detail embossing powder. I cut the happy birthday words into labels, and the secondary greeting into a narrow banner shape, and glued them in place. Finally, I adhered my magic picture changer to the background, and mounted it onto a white A2-size card base.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

My Favorite Things The Birthday Project Challenge: "We Like to Move It, Move It"

613 Avenue Create's September Challenge: "Anything Goes" (not playing the twist)

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge: "Humorous/Fun Card"