Today I decided to make a birthday card for a family member who is very much a fan of the great outdoors. I knew The Wilderness Awaits. I started with my color choice, Night of Navy. I created the cardbase, a layer of Whisper White at just an 1/8" shorter, a layer of Night of Navy at a 1/8" smaller than the Whisper White and another layer of Whisper White at again 1/8" shorter. I assembled everything except the smallest layer of Whisper White.
Punched a 2" circle out of a post-it note, making sure some of the adhesive is part of the punched area. I put the circle on the cardstock and sponged around the entire piece, starting off darker and gradually get lighter. I removed the post-it note and I have a perfect white circle for the moon. Masking technique is so easy. I took the moose image and stamped in Basic Black. At first, the plan was to black out the whole image to make it appear as a shadow. I think the moose looks great, but I didn't like coloring the mountain/hill part. So I lightly sponged that area so you could still see the detail. I stamped the Happy Birthday from the Butterfly Basics stamp set. Seemed a little big for the card. Just didn't do it for me. So on the second card, I did the same masking technique, colored the moose in black but left the mountain. I inked just the mountain part and stamped it over to extended the detail to the bottom of the card. I tied a bow around the layer with equal lengths of Thick Whisper White Baker's Twine and Night of Navy Baker's Twine. I debated on adding a sentiment. But I eventually decided on the sentiment from the Best Birds stamp set. Finished it off with 3 Basic Rhinestones for a little feminine touch. I love how it came out! If you are interested in any of the products used in the cards, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for visiting. Happy Stampin Steph
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