Hello and welcome! Today begins a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time, the topping is chosen by Cathy to be ‘Number Crunching‘ – which is nothing but to use a number in the project you create. As always the topping is optional and you can choose to go without it to make a birthday project of your choice.
I went the mixed media route this time and here’s what I made –
I started with the background. I used Tim Holtz‘s stencils Countdown and Dot Fade to add some grit paste on watercolor paper. Once dry, I watercolored some light blue tones of distress ink on, and once that was dry, also added some splatters. I also stamped some fonts using Cloud9 Border Patterns stamp.
For the focus, I die cut feathers using Spellbinders Feathers dies from matt dark and light silver cardstocks. I also added two different washi tapes to strips of spare cardstock and cut them out. I then stapled the feathers to the washi tape strip and foam mounted them on the card. For the sentiment, I used Winnie & Walter Sentimental: Birthday stamp. I white heat embossed it on black cardstock, fussy cut it and foam mounted it on the card.
And that’s my card! Hope you are inspired by it! I’m joining these challenges –
Addicted to Stamps and More #442: Birthday
Inkspirational Challenge #292: Designer’s Choice: Emboss Your Background
Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Pick a Number
Checkout our Seize the Birthday blog for more inspiration from our incredible DT and our Surprise Party Guest Bonnie Klass as well!
And thank you so much for stopping by!
Experiments With Card Making Etc 