Happy Birthday to a dear friend!

Today's card was an experiment - I had a few ideas that I wanted to see how they worked out.  I like it!  The main stamp is from Impression Obsession, and it covers the entire card front.  It's actually a 6" x 6" stamp, so you can make your card either horizontal or vertical.

First, I swiped ink across some Glossy White cardstock.  I started with Old Olive at the very end, then Cajun Craze in the middle-ish, and then Cherry Cobbler.  I was going for a sunset kind of effect.  You need to set this aside and let it dry for a minute or two.

I stamped the trees in Tuxedo Black - I did have to ink and stamp it twice, so the Stamparatus came in very handy.   Again, set it aside and let it dry for a bit.  The ink takes longer to dry on the Glossy card stock.

Once it was dry, I squeezed my Gold Wink of Stella pen so it was juicy, and then I banged it against my hand to make it splatter all over the card front.  It did NOT dry as fast as I wanted it to, so I blotted it with a paper towel.  Next time, I will try something else to get more spritzy splatters, rather than these bigger blobs.  I still like it...but, live and learn.

I embossed the Happy Birthday in Gold, punched it out using the Pretty Label punch, and attached a bit of Gold Cord behind it.

Supplies you'll need to create these (Stampin' Up, unless otherwise noted.  Items may be retired.):

Stamps:  Soft Sayings Card kit stamps, Tree Line (Impression Obsession)
Ink:  Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Paper:  Cajun Craze, Basic Black, Glossy White
Other:  Gold Glory embossing powder, Heat tool, Gold Cord, Gold Wink of  Stella pen, Pretty Label punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni

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