Swiftie Birthday Girl

.... Morning!! Today is Kat's 24th birthday!! I don't understand how I can possibly have a 24 year old daughter, I'm only 36 myself 😋Well, I wish!! Our once Goth Girl, has become a firm Taylor Swift fan, and I made this card for her:

Stamps: Stampingbella - Uptown Girl Loves to Sing, Uptown Girl Plays Guitar, Uptown Girl Loves to Perform, Shake It Off Sentiments; MFT - Festive Fireworks

Inks: Gina K - Soft Stone, Emerald Coast, Dusty Rose; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Versamark

Accessories: White Card; Dylusions Stencil Lg - Starstruck; Silver Holographic Card; Copic Markers; Embossing Powder - Lawn Fawn Silver, WOW Metallic Silver Sparkle; Clear Shimmer Aquabrush

When I saw these stamps I knew I had to have them in my stash. I couldn't decide which to use, so ended up using them all. Using my MISTI, I stamped the images onto white card with a pale Copic friendly ink. I removed the images, coloured them with Copic markers (I copied the suggested colours on the packing), put the images back in the MISTI and restamped with black ink. I then fussy cut out each image. To finish the images, I added a light coat of shimmer to the clothes. I used a large 7¾" square card for the base. I cut a piece of holographic card for the mat layer (in the photo you can see the fab rainbow effect). I cut the white card to 7½" square. I used a large stencil and inked on the stars, darker at the edges to pale in the centre. I added more 'firework' type stars stamping with Versamark ink and embossing with two types of silver embossing powder. They have a lovely shimmer. I adhered two images flat to the card, and used dimensional pads to add the guitar playing lady. I finished the front by adding a couple of greetings.

Inside the card, I adhered a holographic card for the mat layer. On the white panel, I stamped a simple greeting and added a few more 'firework' style stars in colours matching the dresses.

I'm submitting this card to Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#78 (all the 'Taylor' images are brand new), Seize the Birthday - STB#313 - the topping is to use embossing (all the stars), and finally to Addicted to Stamps and More! - ATSM#501 - make your mark (colouring).

Kat went to one of Taylor Swift's concerts in Liverpool last year - she had brilliant seats right towards the front. Here are some of her photos.

Happy Birthday Kat - have a wonderful day - enjoy yourself. That's it for today. Thank you for stopping by.