The Season of Chic and Texture Chic is one of the prettiest suites ever! So a birthday card using these beautiful products has to be a really nice card.
Paper
Because this paper is so beautiful, it has to be the beginning. Even though it looks a little Shabby Chic, this is a layout I have used many times. Again, it is the beautiful paper that seems to give it a different look. You may be as surprised as I am! This gorgeous paper is the Texture Chic Designer Series Paper. This card showcases both sides of the same piece.
Pool Party was pulled from the “back side” pattern. You can see it as the center layer and the bottom strip. My idea was to punch the center of the DSP using the Decorative Circle Punch and then layer the reverse side back into the spot. It did not fit perfectly and was not what I had envisioned. Even though it does not show well in the picture, I punched a Decorative Circle from a piece of Gold Foil and layered it behind the DSP circle. So now you see little pieces of Pool Party and Gold behind the focal layer.
Stamps and Dies
The Season Of Chic stamp set has a variety of “seasonal” stamps. But I went with the simple, but elegant, flower. It is stamped using Smoky Slate and then colored with the Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends. It and the overlay edging are both cut with the matching Chic Dies . The overlay was left white and only adhered by a glue dot in the center. Surprisingly it gives quite a bit of definition like that.
For the sentiment I wanted a more simple one. This one was found in the Plentiful Plants stamp set. And to give it a bit of a bolder pop, I added a scrap of the Pool Party cardstock to hang below the bottom of the sentiment. Then both were cut at an angle.
Finishing Touches
To help ground the sentiment and add a bit more bling, I used a strip of the Gold Ribbon beneath the sentiment layer. It helps everything to pop a bit more from the darker DSP strip there. And the finishing touch is the larger of the Champagne Rhinestones in the center of the flower. The lightest part of the DSP is a Petal Pink, which is the card base, but there are darker variations all over. The champagne color fit right in!
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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