Happy Tuesday!
I realized a bit ago that I don’t have many birthday cards ready to go in my stash. Then as I set to make this card for the stash, I realized that I don’t have many birthday stamps/dies! Guess I’ll be looking to add a variety of birthday sentiments in the near future… I found this sentiment in a ‘vintage’ sentiment set by Lawn Fawn. It was part of one of their first releases in the early years, but classic sentiments never go out of style!
My goal for this simple birthday card was to make one that was kinda ‘gender neutral’ so I figured an outdoorsy theme was perfect! I started with the Tree Ring background stamp by Concord & 9th, which I inked up with Distress Oxide. I combined two shades of brown for a bit of subtle variation, then brushed the lighter color over the image for some shading. I added a bit of life to the card with a die cut from the Garden Greens set by Tim Holtz.
I originally had a smaller sentiment in mind, but when I decided on this one I chose to add a flower and some bling to balance the design and add texture. The ink that was left on the brush was just enough to add a bit of shading to the edges of my card!
Inky hugs from afar,
Tara
