Today's card project was inspired by the August card challenge prompt: pattern!
I made my own patterned paper using a great stamp set from Concord & 9th.
Stamps: Concord & 9th - Blooms Fill-in, Mama Elephant - Scripty Bday
Dies: Mama Elephant - All Prettied Up
Other: Misti, 3D foam tape
So before this ever became a card, I had a little session stamping different backgrounds from the Blooms Fill-in stamp set using different colour combos. I was particularly happy with the results using a buttery yellow as the main colour and using various greys for the flowers and foliage. I've listed all the ink colours below.
Again, I don't think I'd have managed to get such a solid background impression without using my Misti to stamp it a few times.
Once the background was dry I cut a panel with the lovely scallop die from Mama Elephant and worked out how I was going to include a greeting without covering up the stamped background.
In the end I borrowed a window die from a friend and hey presto, it was perfect to add this embossed birthday greeting in white on grey cardstock. :)
Hurrah!
 Concord & 9th - Blooms Fill-In stamps Shop at: EH | MISC | SBC | SHC |
 Mama Elephant - Scripty Bday stamps Shop at: EH | SHC |
 Mama Elephant - All Prettied Up dies Shop at: EH | SHC |
 Altenew - Buttercream dye ink Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew - Evening Gray dye ink Shop at: EH | SSS |
 Altenew - Industrial Diamond dye ink Shop at: EH | MISC |
 Altenew - Limestone dye ink Shop at: EH | MISC |
 Altenew - Morning Frost dye ink Shop at: EH | SSS |
 Altenew - Pure Graphite dye ink Shop at: EH | MISC |
 Altenew - Silver Stone dye ink Shop at: EH | MISC |
 Lawn Fawn - Black Licorice ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC | SSS |
 Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SHC | SSS |
 Altenew - Rock Collection ink cube set Shop at: EH | MISC | SHC |
 Altenew - Summer Afternoon ink cube set Shop at: EH | SHC | SSS |
 Altenew - Warm Gray ink cube set Shop at: EH | SHC |
 Bazzill Cardshoppe - Alpaca Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: AZ | 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 |
 EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC | SSS |
 MISTI precision stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
 Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SSS |
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