On my card front, I have used two of the Garden Green patterns, and two of the Sahara Sand patterns, of paper from the Peaceful Prints pack. One of the Sahara Sand papers is a little hard to see, but the reindeer-patterned paper is behind the cabin die-cut. I cut the cabin from In Good Taste DSP, and added a piece of Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim below it. The trees were cut from Garden Green card, and I've sponged the edges with Garden Green ink, before raising them up on Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.
To create my sentiment, I die cut the word "happy" from Sahara Sand card, using Christmas Cheer Dies. The leafy mat layer was cut twice, from Early Espresso card and from Garden Green card. I adhered the Sahara Sand layer to the Early Espresso layer, then cut off the sprigs. I then adhered the two layers to the intact Garden Green layer. The "birthday" component of the sentiment is from the Artistically Inked stamp set, and is stamped in Garden Green ink, on a scrap of Basic White card, then cut using a Hydrangea Die. The stamp actually says "happy birthday", but I masked off the "happy" with washi tape, inked the stamp, removed the washi, and was able to get just the "birthday" portion to stamp nicely.
My card base, Garden Green, is a little dark to write on, so I added a Basic White panel to the inside. I decorated it a little, to complement the front of the card:
Next up on tonight's blog hop is Rachel Woollard. If you click on the button below, you will be taken to her blog:
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Listed below are all the products I used to make my card. If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.
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