STAMPIN' UP! BLACK AND METALLIC BIRTHDAY CARD

I dreamt up a card (do you ever do that?), that I just had to make ... using gold and silver embossing on black card.  My original plan was to emboss overlapping squares all over the card front, but as it evolved I added stars cut from Gold Foil Sheet and Silver Foil Sheet.  It's a simple card to make, but quite striking, don't you think?  I had to resist the urge to add ribbon or gems.  The simpler design gets a tick of approval from my 20-year-old son!

Here's a close up of the luscious, shiny, heat embossed squares, and the foil stars.  

To get a nice, dark black, impression of the sentiment, and shiny finish, I used my long-retired Basic Black Craft Stampin' Pad (even after several years, it remains juicy!), and clear embossing powder.  The sentiment is on Whisper White card, cropped with a Stitched Rectangle die, and backed with a mat of Silver Foil Sheet.

Listed below are the current products I used to make this card.  They are available to purchase from my online store, if you live in Australia.

Product List

Swirly Frames Photopolymer Stamp Set [146519] $37.00	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $33.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $10.50	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $10.50
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Stitched Stars Dies [150653] $66.00
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00