Happy Birthday with Diamonds

For the biweekly color challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare #453, I decided to make a masculine birthday card. The colors lend themselves to gender-neutral but my card is intended for my nephew, whose 34th birthday is July 21. This is a Tictactoe challenge, which means that I selected three colors in a row using Glacier, Peacock, and Paprika (the center column). Once the requirement was met then I was free to select any other colors on the board. I selected Sundance.

I have had this stamp set for a while and only remember using it once before although I really like it. I should use it more. Onto white cardstock, I stamped the sentiment in the center then stamped this particular leaf image around the center 11 times with black ink. Next, I loosely colored over each leaf image with Copic Alcohol Markers. I trimmed the finished panel to size, adhering it to a black card base. The inside was lined with white cardstock and decorated with smaller stamped images.

I urge you to visit our Color Dare Challenge Blog and view the DT cards. This challenge runs from Friday, July 16, through Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Any brand of products is permitted as long as the colors are a close match to those on the Tictactoe board.

Materials

Stamps: Stamp of Approval (Catherine Pooler) "Say It in Diamonds"

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black & Copic Alcohol Markers

Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Basic Black