Happy 2020! Let's start with a colorful birthday card I made for my daughter.

My sweet girl turned 3 and was finally able to appreciate a birthday card. I wanted it to be colorful and cheerful and Mama Elephant's The Birthday Bash was perfect for the occasion! I was inspired by talented Thi (lemonteacrafts.com) and a card she made using the same stamp set.

First of all, I stamped the image and colored it with Copic Markers using pretty much every color I have. After I was done, I cut the image with its coordinate die and I added details with a white gel pen: that was the thing I loved most about Thi's card and, though I'm not the best on this, I'm pretty satisfied about the result.



For the background I die cut the biggest Basic Rectangle and ink blended it with Distress Oxide Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick. I added splatters of Gansai Tambi Rose and White watercolors and heat embossed the sentiment from Sweetest Greetings with silver embossing powder.
My first intention was to use a frame die to create a shaker card, but I wasn't happy about it; I remembered I once saw a project by Nicola Meek she called "Infinity Shaker Card" and I decided to give it a try: I followed her tutorial using sequins by Little Thing from Lucy's shop and this is the result!

Clo