Happy Birthday

Good morning! Today we started a new challenge at A Blog Named Hero and it’s a good one.

We could all use birthday cards, year round, so we want to see what you make! I sure do hope you’ll enter the challenge, there are two prizes each month, sponsored by Hero Arts. The prizes are a $50 gift certificate and a $25 gift certificate to the Hero Arts shop. There’s a new catalog coming soon, so I’m certain your wish list will be growing, and this is a perfect way to get some new goodies!

To help inspire you, I used a “new to me” stencil. I’ve had it a while, but somehow it never got inky. Don’t you worry, I fixed that.

I used Aegean and Green Apple bold inks with a ink blending tool to make this design. I applied the ink heavier in the lower left and just let the ink run out as I got to the top right. After I inked with one color I just removed the stencil, cleaned it off with a damp cloth, and then shifted it over to make the stepped design.

I thought these colors were a bit “retro and mod” so I used the Rounded Rectangle Infinity Dies to cut my card front. Popped that up onto the white card base with some craft foam, and then adhered the simple sentiment banner.

And this is on the inside. I love this Snarky Messages set. It amuses me whenever I even glance at it. Might need to frame it for my craft desk, or put it on an easel. Ha.

Don’t forget to join the challenge at A Blog Named Hero. We love seeing what you create.

 

Supplies:

Checkerboard StencilSSS | HA	Snarky MessagesEH | SSS | HA	Rounded RectanglesEH | SSS | HA	Hero Arts AegeanEH | SSS | HA
Hero Arts Green Apple EH | SSS | HA	Intense BlackEH | SSS | HA	VersaMark PadEH | SSS	Hero Arts WhiteEH | SSS | HA |
Neenah 110 lbEH | SSS	Gina K. Black OnyxSSS | GK	Bristol PaperEH | SSS | AZ	Teflon Bone FolderEH | SSS | AZ
ATG AdhesiveEH | SSS | AZ	Powder ToolEH | SSS	Be Creative Tape, 1/2″EH | SSS	Foam TapeEH | SSS | AZ
Embossing GunEH | SSS	Craft FoamSSS | AZ	ScissorsSSS | AZ	Stamp ShammyEH | SSS
Mini MISTIEH | SSS	Ink Blending ToolEH | SSS	Craft SheetEH | SSS	TweezersEH | SSS
Paper TrimmerEH | SSS