Post 127: CAS Birthday Card

Hi friends !!

I'm so glad you've taken the time to visit me here. I truly appreciate it :) Today I'd like to share a clean and simple birthday card.

This is a top folding A2 size card. I wanted the focal image to be of a sparkly and shiny birthday cake. 

Synopsis of the Process:

On snippets of black cardstock, the cake, decorations on the cake, the candle and the sentiment were stamped (from the Hero Arts Birthday set) with versamark ink and then heat embossed in gold. Then the images were die cut with coordinating dies. A banner was created out of a snippet of purple cardstock which was layered under the black sentiment banner to accent it. Some ink blending was done in the center of the cardbase and then the die cut stamped images were adhered with tombow glue. To finish off the card, 3 gold sequins were added. 

List of Supplies:

1. Hero Arts Stamp and Die- Birthday 

2. Ranger's gold embossing powder (fine detail)

3. Ranger's heat tool

4. Homemade emboss buddy

5. Tim holtz mini distress inkpad- peacock feathers

6. Golden sequins

7.Iris white cardstock 250 gsm, snippets of black and purple cardstock

8. A pair of scissors

9. Sizzix Big Shot Plus for die cutting

10. Ranger's round blending tool and foam

11. Tombow mono multi glue 

12. Versamark watermark mini inkpad

Here are a few pictures of the card:

(the shine and sparkle of the gold embossing is more visible in this picture)

I am playing along with the following challenges:

A blog named hero- march challenge- bling it up (Have used hero arts stamp and die here and gold embossing and gold sequins to bling it up)


PCM Challenges- March (3 colors have been used here besides the neutrals- gold, purple and blue) 


Stamplorations March CAS Challenge (sky blue is present behind the die cut cake)


HLS March CAS Challenge (The cake and the cake stand are die cut and stamped images)

PS: I'm also excited to share that I am having a small crafty giveaway which is open to anyone worldwide (international folks are most welcome). All the details can be found here -- I'd be super thrilled and honored if you play along :) the prize is a 25 USD gift certificate to any store you like. It is open till the end of march and you can do as many or as few steps as you like. 

Thanks for your time :)

Would love to read your comments. 

Stay blessed!