It's Your Birthday!

The coloring on this card was inspired by a beautiful $96 men's shirt I saw in a catalog.  At that price, I will never be gifting my darling hubby with it, even though he deserves it - and much more . . .

The fun thing for me on this card was the three black embellishment dots.  I used Ranger's Enamel Accents which I love because they form perfect little shiny domes easily.  However, for this card, shiny wasn't what I was after.  So while the glue was still wet, I sprinkled on some black embossing powder and tipped off the excess.  No heat gun, of course - that would have just made everything shiny again.

I will forever be grateful to the blogger who suggested using embossing powder over glues and tapes but not  heating it in order to achieve matte finish results.  SCORE!

Cardstock:   Strathmore Bright White, Soft White, Generic scraps Black    

Stamps:        Peddler’s Pack Swirly Roses & Leaves, Swirly Rose Leaf,

                           Wild Rose Leaf, Stampin’ Up “They say it’s your 

                            birthday”           

Inks:               Distress Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy, Hero Black,

                           ColorBox Frost White

Emb Powder:   Distress Black Soot, WOW White Puff, Sweet Stamps

                                Fine Detail White  

Dies:              Mama Elephant Peek a Frame                

Doo Dads:    Inkssentials Enamel Accents Black, covered with 

                          Black Soot EP