The new Birthday Jotted Script joins the Family of Fish and Rolling Wave Collage for a summer celebration today. Hello everyone, Jean Okimoto here with a bit of inspiration for the July Surf and Turf Challenge.
Cut turquoise cardstock with the 3-¼" Square Basics die.
Here's a tip...attach the Rolling Wave Collage to the square with a piece of rolled painter's tape placed in the off-cut section that won't be used on the card. It's OK if the tape damages the cardstock there.
Cut Family of Fish from a portion of a Persimmon Notecard. Remove two of the fish near the bottom left. Keep the single fish - he'll be attached near the top of the group.
Cut the Birthday Jotted Script background from dark gray and light gray cardstock.
Another tip...scrunch a piece of waxed paper and rub it briskly over the delicate Birthday Jotted Script die before cutting. This makes it quick and easy to remove intricate diecuts. Cut it from turquoise cardstock. Be sure to save the tiny dot for the "i" - and attach it to the dark gray birthday background die.
Attach the turquoise birthday diecut to the dark gray background, then attach them to the light gray background. A triple layer adds dimension and color contrast.
Stamp the greeting - from the Fish Tales Clear Stamp Set - on natural cardstock with Habanero VersaFine. Emboss it with detail clear powder.
Attach the diecuts and the greeting to a side-folded 5-½" square card of dark gray cardstock. Add dark orange sequins.
Square cards require extra postage - but I think this bright combo of circles and squares will make it an extra-special birthday for your favorite guy.
Big thanks to everyone who joined us for the first BUTTERFLIES + BLOSSOMS class at Impress on July 4th! Hope you liked those splashy colors, techniques, screenprinted papers - and new Memory Box and Poppystamps dies. Thanks too - Karen and Becca - for arranging the classroom and helping us find the perfect supplies for our summer projects. Big thanks to Jan too - for those special 4th of July treats!
Have a wonderful weekend - hope you'll join us again tomorrow for Penny's great card...
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