Celebrate Your Special Day

I created this card for my aunt whose birthday is next week. She is a singer, & so I thought the music theme would work well. I got the design from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #478.

I found the music paper in my scrap stash, & cut it to 3-3/4x5-1/2". I also found a strip from a blue cardstock panel I'd stamped & heat embossed many many moons ago, that I figured would work well for the border strips in the sketch. So I cut that in two & glued one strip behind each side of my patterned paper, so about 1/8" peeks out. Then I adhered that to a cream cardstock panel that I glued to the front of my A2-size card base.

I used a greeting from My Favorite Things' "Birthday Greetings" stamp set (discontinued). I cut a strip of yellow cardstock from my scrap stash & adhered it to my card. I decided to deviate from the sketch a bit by placing the greeting on the strip. I stamped that with Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide ink. I thought that blue played well with the border strips & complemented the orange patterned paper. I die cut a balloon from gold glitter cardstock, using a Lawn Fawn "Party Balloons" die, & glued it in place. I love how this card came out, & I'm sure my aunt will too!