Posted by Heather Ruwe on January 11, 2024

Skunk Love Birthday Card

Hello, crafty friends! It’s Heather Ruwe here and I have a fun birthday card to share today…

To create this card, I started by stamping an A2 panel of Azalea cardstock with the Mini Hearts Bold Prints background using Azalea ink. Next, I die cut one of the Wood Frame Infinity Dies from Pitch Black cardstock. I cut another one to adhere behind it and add dimension. To create the white panel inside the frame, I applied ink (with the Hero Arts Small Ink Blending Brush) through one of the clouds from the Cloud Pattern stencil using Soft Granite ink. I added some of the Sparkle Clear Lacquer Pen on top to make it sparkle and shine.

I stamped the sentiment and skunk image from the new Skunk Love stamp set using Intens-ified Black ink. I colored in the image with Copic markers and added the Clear Lacquer Pen to the flower centers to add some dimension. I added a strip of Shamrock cardstock along the bottom and adhered the black frame on top. I adhered the entire piece to the stamped background.

I also stamped the flap of the envelope with another image from the Skunk Love stamp set to tie everything together.

Thanks for visiting today!

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SB396 Skunk Love Bundle (E) \| Hero Arts HA ]	CM752 Skunk Love \| Hero Arts HA ]	CG902 Mini Hearts Bold Prints \| Hero... HA ]
DI643 Wood Frame Infinity Dies (H) \|... HA ]	AF604 Azalea Core Ink \| Hero Arts HA ]	AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad \|... HA ]
SA018 Cloud Pattern Stencil \| Hero Arts HA ]	PS301 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock... HA ]	PS340 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock... HA ]
PS323 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock... HA ]	MI004 Hero Tools Ink Blending Brush... HA ]	NK351 Sparkle Clear Lacquer Pen \|... HA ]

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