Stampin' Pals: Masculine Birthday Card + 2 Techniques

Approaching Perfection is a SALE-A-Bration stamp set, so only available for the rest of this week (ends FEB 28)free with your $90 order. I saw a card by Artisan Angela Meiritz-Reid using this stamp, which inspired me, but I haven't been able to find it to link. It was mainly the stamp being used as a background. I was stuck on what to make for my son turning 45. I always think of him as a black & white kinda guy, so I thought the comparison with a newspaper was appropriate.

I used the Stamparatus to set this up and with trial and error discovered that I needed to do the step-stamping across the card and not down, as the stamp is deeper than it is wide and it overlapped when stepping down. I used that bit of card to cut the star template for using with Melon Mango ink and a blending brush.

Pattern Play is a stamp in the Annual Catalogue bundled for 10% savings with the Playful Alphabet dies, and I find it a handy one for additional little touches of colour. You Are Amazing provided the large sentiment, a big, bold greeting is sometimes just what you need, either inside or out.

'Happy Birthday' is also from Approaching Perfection, another handy sentiment, and here it has been heat embossed in white onto black card.

Technique #1 Step-stamping using the Stamparatus

Technique #2 Making a template, using blending brushes.

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