STAMPIN' UP! BEST DAY & READY TO RIDE CAT BIRTHDAY CARD

 I chose a couple of the great Ready To Ride Designer Series Paper patterns, to use as the background for today's card.  Orange, grey and black is a striking colour combo, don't you think?  I especially like it for masculine cards.

My card features a new Online Exclusive product - Radiating Stitches Dies.  Love them.

I stamped the main image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Basic White card, and cut it out using the smaller rectangular Radiating Stitches Die.  The Stampin' Blends markers I used to colour the cat, cupcake case and balloon are Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, Basic Black and Granny Apple Green.

I stamped the confetti in Pumpkin Pie and Basic Gray.

The matted rectangles were raised up on Black Stampin' Dimensionals.  When adhering dark coloured card, the black Stampin' Dimensionals look more subtle (side-on) than white ones.

After adding some Basic Black twine, from the Baker's Twine Essentials pack, I decided to add a couple of knotted strands of Pumpkin Pie baker's twine.  Even though I have twine in this colour, I decided to custom-colour some white twine, using a Dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends marker.  It gives a slightly more intense colour, that I like.

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a scrap of Basic White card, and cropped using a Stylish Shapes Die.  I finished off my card design with a few Matte Black Dots.

Listed below are all the products I used to make this 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.

Product List

Best Day Cling Stamp Set (English) [160798] $41.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.50	Clear Block A [118487] $8.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $16.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Ready To Ride 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [160752] $27.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.75
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897] $15.75	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] $15.75	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $15.75	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $14.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $14.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Radiating Stitches Dies [161595] $53.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Matte Black Dots [154284] $12.25
Sponge Daubers [133773] $8.75	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893] $10.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25