This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!
Hi friends! I am back today with a sweet little birthday card in perfect colors for a little guy in your life! While I have three boys of my own, I frequently find it difficult to come up with “masculine” cards for kiddos, but intentional color selections and cute critters like the ones in the new Wild Birthday stamp set from the STAMPtember release (check it out HERE) can make that difficult creative moment super simple! Let’s get started on the details for my project!
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To begin, I stamped the darling tiger with his balloon from Wild Birthday onto some white cardstock using Nocturne pigment ink, then added clear embossing powder over the top to make the black lines super crisp and bold. I used OLO Markers to add deep, vibrant orange to the tiger, then selected vibrant royal blues and intense, deep turquoise for the birthday accoutrements. These colors could easily be switched out for pink and orange or pastel shades to better fit the recipient; I needed something more masculine, and so royal blue and turquoise were perfect!
To create a simple background that tied the colors together even further, I blended Royal & Tropic Pawsitively Saturated Ink in the center of my A2 card front, then used shimmering iridescent watercolors to splatter some added texture on the colorful background. These sparkling little droplets add the perfect amount of texture and festive shimmer!
After I had completed the background, I popped up the festive tiger on the blended background using thin foam adhesive squares. I heat embossed two sentiment from Wild Birthday using the same Nocturne and clear embossing powder combination, then die cut them and placed them on the card front with more thin foam adhesive squares. Finally, I added some Royal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for one last, simple embellishment!
Well, that’s all for my project today! My birthday is coming up on Monday, so I am preparing to go on an adults-only weekend trip with my redhead. I am excited to eat some yummy treats and meander around some fun stores with no time limit and no sighing from those (children) accompanying me, ha! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
