Happy Birthday ....

.... Good afternoon. I've made a birthday card today:

Stamps: Unity Stamps - Tess Girl; Happy Little Stampers - Fun Birthday Sentiments

Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black

Accessories: White Card; Kaisercraft DP - Bombay Sunset; Clear Embossing Powder; Copic Markers

I'm submitting it to AAABirthday - AAA#23 where they want us to use patterned paper, and also to Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#24. I have a huge stash of patterned paper and don't often use it, so thanks to the AAAB team for making me get some out! My NBUS is this lovely image from Unity Stamps and the verse inside.

I found this lovely paper in my stash cut it to fit the front of the card, edged it with a dark pink marker and glued it to the card. I stamped the girl on white card, coloured her with Copic markers, reinked with black Versafine and heat embossed with clear powder. I then fussy cut her out, edged her with a black marker and glued her to the front of the card. I finished by adding a simply birthday greeting. On the inside, I cut a piece of white card onto which I glued a strip of the same design paper to one side. I stamped the sentiment in the bottom corner of the card. It is such an encouraging sentiment - perfect for a young woman setting out on her journey in life.

Today is International Women's Day and the theme they have is Choose to Challenge. I think the sentiment goes well with the theme. I'm also submitting this to Women.Beyoutifully.you where there theme is empowerment. I think she's very confident in herself and the sentiment works perfectly.

And that's all from me today. See you soon.