Hi everyone! Today I am unbelievably excited to be sharing this birthday card and a video in which I show you the NEW Wendy Vecchi 7″ Make Art Stay-Tion [RNG | SBC] in action!
I had been eyeing the larger version of this tool that was released last year for quite a while, and when I saw the smaller size I was absolutely hooked! The 7″ Stay-Tion is just perfect for cards, it doesn’t take up a lot of space on my desk and I can store it very easily – I really love it! Make sure to check out the video at the end of this post, as there I show you the Stay-Tion and the tools you can use with it too!
For now, let’s have a look at how I created today’s card!
CARD BACKGROUND
To create my card today I used stamps, dies and the stencil included in the Wendy Vecchi Birthday Bash set by Ranger [RNG | SBC].
I started by trimming some watercolor cardstock to 4×5.25″, where I created a colorful stripe with the stencil in the Birthday Bash set and my Distress Inks.
I secured the stencil on my panel using the Wendy Vecchi 7″ Make Art Stay-Tion and blended Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmelade and Picked Raspberry.
I then die cut some more watercolor cardstock with the scalloped rectangle die in the Birthday Bash set. I used the same stencil and Distress Inks in Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmelade to add a bit of a fun touch to it as well. I layered it with a black scalloped rectangle to create a drop shadow effect.
IMAGES
The images I used today are also part of the Birthday Bash set. I stamped them with Black Hybrid ink on Neenah Solar White 110llb cardstock and I colored them with my Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers. Here is the list of markers I used
Cake Frosting: BT4, BT2, Blender
Cake Dough: TN4, TN3, TN1
Birthday Candle: MG5, MG3, MG1
Flame: OR3, OR1, CT4
Once I was done coloring, I die cut everything with the coordinating dies.
SENTIMENT AND FINISHING TOUCHES
To stamp my sentiment, I used the Perfect Stamp Positioner Set [RNG | SBC] and the Perfect Stamp Block [RNG | SBC]. These are additional tools you can use with your Make Art Stay-Tion and will help you position your stamped images on your projects.
I then glued everything to an A2 black cardstock base and moved on to the finishing touches. I added some white stripes to the candle with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen. I decorated the flame and the cake using Liquid Pearls and the Perfect Stylus Tools [RNG | SBC] (you can see how in the video). I used Prickly Pear [RNG | SBC] for the cake and Sunflower [RNG | SBC] and Orange Blossom [RNG | SBC] on the cake.
VIDEO
As promised, here is my video, sharing how to create this clean and simple birthday card, as well as my first impressions on the Wendy Vecchi 7″ Make Art Stay-Tion. You can watch it down below or directly on my YouTube channel!
Thank you all so much for stopping by and have a great day!
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