Birthday Friend

I have a mix of Bright colors to share today. And what better to make a birthday card with! The colors make a simple card really pop.

Stamps

The paper on this card is so loud and bright that I kept the stamping fairly simple. The sentiment layer is all there is on the front. Both of these stamps are from the Friends For Life stamp set in the Annual Catalog. I generally go for sentiments that have mixed fonts, as that is my favorite look. But this one is just a simple, happy looking Happy Birthday. Plus the little hearts add just the right “extra” touch. The sentiment is stamped using Azure Afternoon Ink to pull the blue from the papers. And the hearts are stamped with Lemon Lime Twist Ink which is also in the papers.

Punches

There are two different punches used here. The first is the sentiment layer. That is the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I like the different shape from square and oval. We previously had a smaller version of this punch and hated to lose it. Now we have an even better one.

The second punch is for the greenery. This one is the Bough Punch. Again, it is a great punch to have on hand for some quick elements behind a sentiment or focal layer. Plus it punches two different leaves at the same time. I have three of the larger leaf and only one of the smaller one. It is in orange at the top of the sentiment. These are also punched using the DSP on the left side of the card. Getting the different shades of color is an added bonus to the card.

Papers

This pack of DSP is full of bright and different designs. It is the Full of Life Designer Series paper that is a 6 X 6 pack in the Annual Catalog. It is part of the suite containing the Friends For Life set. I chose to use two different patterns just to break things up. The card base, as well as all of the colors, were pulled from these DSP pieces. I chose Berry Burst from the multitude of colors to be the card base. With the bright DSP pieces there was not a lot of need for other colors. So I opted to use a thin layer of Basic White to help pop the DSP from the Berry Burst. The card base is 4 1/4 X 11, scored at 5 1/2. And the Basic White layer is 3 3/4 X 5.

Finishes

There are two simple additions to the card. First is the single Regal Foiled Adhesive Dot on the sentiment layer. The second is the thin bow behind the layer. This is the light blue from the 3 Color Pack Bakers Twine.

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