Spring Birthday

I created this spring birthday card using Squishy Hugs stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. I stamped the image on Spectrum Noir ultra smooth premium white card stock and colored it using Spectrum Noir pens. This was my first attempt at coloring on this type of card stock but I have to say I like it so much better. I just need to work a little more on my blending techniques.

To create my card I started with a 5" x 5" card base. I used the March sketch from Kraftin' Kimmie's Challenge Blog.  I added a piece of green gingham patterned paper backed in tapioca card stock.  I cut four 2" squares from yellow and white dot patterned card stock and backed each one in white card stock. 

I cut the image out into a square and rounded the corners using a corner rounder punch.  I stamped the sentiment in the white space beside the image then backed it in tapioca and white card stock.

For the flower I layered a tiny yellow paper daisy onto two white fabric daisies. I added a green bubble gem to the center of the daisy and 3 more to the upper corner above the image and 3 more to the bottom corner below the image.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Kraftin Kimmie: Birthday With A Catch...... No Pink or Blue (used March sketch)

Sentimental Sundays: Buttons, Brads or Bling 

Fantasy Stampers: Spring Is In The Air

Bunny Zoe Crafts: Spring Colors

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination: Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday: Spring Fever

Scrap and Craft: Flowers

Emerald Faeries: Yellow and Green

Paradise of Stamps: Clean and Simple

Creatalicious Challenge: Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Happy........Anything

Penny's Paper Crafty: Use Your Favorite Embellishments

Fab N Funky: Spring Into Color

The Paper Shelter: Spring Delights

Spectrum Noir: Add A Sentiment

Image

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Squishy Hugs Rubber Stamp Set

Sentiment

Stampendous Birthday Wish Rubber Stamp Set

Paper

Bazzill Basics Tabioca Card Stock

White Card Stock

Paper Pizazz Green Gingham Patterned Paper

American Crafts Yellow Dot Patterned Card Stock

Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Card Stock

Embellishments

Queen & Co Green Bubble Gems 

Studio G Mini Yellow Paper Daisy 

Petaloo Fabric White Daisy

Tools

EK Success Corner Rounder Punch

Adhesives

Darice Adhesive Roller

Mini Glue Dots

Coloring Tools

Spectrum Noir

PP1, FS2, IG1, GB8, GB10, EB2, CG1, CG2, CT2, CT3, DG2, DG3