Happy birthday!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a special birthday - a cousin is turning 60! Birthday celebrations are hard to plan during these difficult times, so I wanted to make an extra special card for her. Here it is:

I loved these dies when they first came out, but still hadn't taken them out of the package - not unusual for me! I still have some of the Grapefruit Grove foil paper from last year in my stash, so I decided to layer that with some Basic Black cardstock for the butterflies. I used a multi-purpose adhesive sheet on the back of the black cardstock so it would stick better to the foil layer - some glues just don't work well on that foil paper. There's some very subtle stamping on the Pool Party layer just to add a bit of texture, and the sentiment is also layered with some of the foil. I felt like it needed just a little something else, so I added the ribbon. The butterflies that got trimmed off from the front were added to the inside.

This card is for the birthday challenge at Stampin' Up Only Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Peaceful Moments, Beauty Abounds
Paper - Merry Merlot, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Pool Party Cardstock; Grapefruit Grove Foil Paper (retired)
Ink - Merry Merlot, Pool Party
Accessories - Whisper White Polka-Dot Tulle Ribbon
Tools - Big Shot, Butterfly Beauty Dies, Layering Circles Framelits, Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheets, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue