Sweet Stampin' ~ Anything But A Birthday Card

Hey crafty friends. we have a new challenge that's gone up at Sweet Stampin'. This time we'd love to see your creations that are 'Anything But A Birthday'. I'm crazy busy right now, no time to think straight as it's my super busy season. So I'm falling back on an older make, which I've yet to blog. I made this lovely card for my eldest sister featuring a gorgeous stamp and stencil set from Pinkfresh Studio called Choose Hope. 

I've used Nuvo Embellishment Mousses to add a little extra detail and dimension with the stencil. I love how it turned out. I wanted a pink mousse, which I didn't have, so recoloured my Toasted Almond Nuvo Embellishment Mousse with the inks I'd used for the base colouring. I think it turned out so well. I've used lots of splatter and Mica Stains on this piece too. So fun! Because I made this a while back, I couldn't tell you for certain which inks I've used for this, but I have a lot of Distress Inks and Distress Oxide Inks, so could have been those. 

It's hard to capture the sparkle front on in this design, so I've taken a pic which shows the light hitting the sparkle from the side and you can see the shine far better. I cannot be sure which sprays I used on this make, but I think that more sheer one with the goldy hue is Tsukineko Rose Gold Sheer Shimmer Spritz. It has a fine spray than other spritzes and mica stains I have, so pretty sure that's what that one is. I wish I'd waited until that spray was dry before adding the purple splatter, because it bled quite a bit. There's a blue tint from the side on the purple spray, which means that's likely a Lindy's spray rather than a Ranger Mica Spray. It will be the Witch's Potion Purple I have in my stash, because that is a purple with a subtle blue shimmer. 

The sentiment comes from a foiled set of greetings that was an exclusive collaboration between Pinkfresh Studio and Scrapbook.com. For the stitched edge, I used an A2 Stitched Rectangles Die Set from Paper Rose Studio. I've layered the finished panel popped up on foam onto a pretty shimmery card base from my stash.

My big sis is amazing, she has a huge heart and does so much for our family, so this is a very appropriate sentiment for her. I love the way this card came together and it was given and received with much love.

Thanks for popping in to visit friends, I hope you've enjoyed this creative journey. Do check out the amazing creations made by my teamies over on the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog. You can click through on the banner above to take a peek. Wishing you a fabulous weekend. Hugs, Wends xoxo

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