Hello folks!
As you can see I've been out of the crafting zone for a good few months. This is actually the first card I've made since April and it was a special request from a friend. :)
I dusted off my Distress Inks and some other classic items in my stash to make this special 40th birthday card:
Paper: Studio Calico
Stamps: MFT - Big Birthday Wishes, Avery Elle - The Man (r)
Dies: PTI - By the Numbers, MFT - First Place Award Ribbon (r)
Stickers: American Crafts
Other: sequins, Distress Ink, embossing tools, 3D foam tape, Stamp positioner, glitter paper
I used my classic go-to shades of ink for the galaxy background: Picked Raspberry, Mermaid Lagoon, Seedless Preserves, and Black Soot.
I still prefer to use the regular Distress Inks if I'm going to do some heat embossing on the background as it's a bit easier for me to also arrange all the elements without any chalky residue getting on the things that need to stay white, like those foam Thickers.
A few spritzes of water and some white acrylic paint spatter brought everything together before I embossed the sentiment and assembled the rest of the card.
The main panel is mounted on some map paper from Studio Calico and I also made a coordinating envelope with another pattern of map paper.
Not sure when I will be back in the crafting zone, but I still have cards I made back in April that I've not photographed yet.
 Avery Elle - The Man stamps (r) Shop at: SBC |
 MFT - Big Birthday Wishes stamps Shop at: EH | SHC |
 PTI - By the Numbers dies Shop at: MISC |
 MFT - First Place Award Ribbon dies (r) Shop at: MISC |
 Distress ink pad - Black Soot Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Distress ink pad - Mermaid Lagoon Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Distress ink pad - Picked Raspberry Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Distress ink pad - Seedless Preserves Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SHC | SSS |
 Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | SSS |
 PTI - True Black cardstock Shop at: MISC |
 Pretty Pink Posh - Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix sequins Shop at: EH | SSS |
 Hero Arts - White embossing powder Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC | SSS |
 3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH | SSS |
 Ranger - Multi-Medium Matte adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 MISTI precision stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Ranger - Mini round ink blending tools Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
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