It's time for another Throwback Tuesday! It's Jeanne here today and I have a fun birthday card fusing a die from the 2019 Birthday release combined with the new Slimline dies. These new dies are a great way to give variety to your card layouts!
I started with a card sketch from Splitcoatstampers that I rotated 90 degrees. Card sketches are a great way to save time when creating. Sometime I use them exactly, and other times they are a great starting point.
Next I chose papers and ribbon to get my colors. The fun thing about this little mouse is that by changing up the colors you can make it more for a younger or older recipient, male or female. I wanted mine to be very bright for a child so I went with this rainbow stripe paper.
I stamped my sentiment on a strip cut with the smallest of the Nested Stitched Rectangle Slimline dies. Further contributing to the throwback theme I found some small old wooden alphabet stamps. These worked perfectly to make the "Happy Birthday" sentiment. I placed my die on my cardstock and drew a light pencil line around the outside edge. I stamped my sentiment before cutting it out so I could adjust the placement and make sure it was centered. Stamping at random angles adds to the casual, happy feel and is more forgiving than if I had tried to line up all the stamps!
My background paper is cut using the largest of the Nested Stitched Rectangle Slimline dies and I used the Stitched Circle and Nested Stitched Scallop Circle dies to give focus to my mouse. She is cut from scraps and popped up using foam dots.
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Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful rest of the week!
