A Bright Birthday

03/15/2017 Update: Top Three winner at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #212.

I like the color pink but it is a color I rarely wear. I have never used it in home décor (I had no baby girls) but I love to use it when making cards. The layout of this bright pink card was inspired by a sketch. Using several cutting methods was the result of a challenge theme and the colors came from the scrap of patterned paper on the front. I can always use birthday cards, so it was also well-suited for the two birthday challenges.

A panel of bright pink cardstock was stamped with a grunge design and adhered to a black card base. The patterned paper was layered onto a panel of pink that had been cut with a border die, then adhered to a panel of black cardstock. This was backed with Dimensionals foam. In keeping with the sketch, a strip of cardstock and ribbon were layered horizontally with foam for dimension.

The flower was stamped, colored and fussy cut. I did not wish to introduce the color green, so used tones of gray for the leaves and stem. The sentiment was stamped and simply added to the top right of the design with foam tape. The inside was lined with white cardstock edged with a border die and then a strip of patterned paper.

This card is being submitted to:

1. Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #202 








2. The Paper Players #334









3. Cut It Up # 116
    (Theme: Birthday & include a die cut)




4. Seize the Birthday
    (Theme: Anything Goes)



Techniques: Stamping, coloring, sponging, fussy cutting, die cutting
Size: A2

Materials:
Stamps: Stampin' Up! "Gorgeous Grunge" & "Gifts of Kindness" (sentiment); Altenew "Persian Motifs"
Ink: Stampin' Up! Pretty in Pink; Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers: Copic (alcohol)
Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Strawberry Slush
Paper: Photoplay "So Loved" Collection
Die: Mama Elephant Border Die
Misc.: Stampin' Up! Dimensionals foam; black satin ribbon from stash