Happy Birthday! (Just Kidding)

A few years ago I saw a birthday card in a store with a saying that I really liked, but I didn’t buy it. Who wants to spend $5 on a card when you can make one for a fraction of that? I was so happy to see the same saying in the Just Kidding stamp set. I think it’s a hoot and a half – at least for those of us who are more that 29 years old and weigh more than 110 pounds.

I just love this little lady lounging in her tunic, comfy jeans, and espadrilles. Don’t we all have such a sassy girlfriend or two?

I stamped the image in black Staz On ink, then used my Aqua Painter to color in the image: Blushing Bride for the chaise lounge and her skin, Chocolate Chip for her hair and the chaise legs, Marina Mist for her jeans, Wisteria Wonder for her tunic, Elegant Eggplant for her tunic trim and her espadrilles, and Cherry Cobbler for her mouth.

When using photopolymer stamps with Staz On ink, I try to work as quickly as I can, and clean it immediately with Staz On cleaner. The longer the ink is on the stamp, the more likely it is to stain. And be generous with the cleaner – this is not the time to be thrifty with it. I apply the cleaner directly to the stamp, then clean it on my Stampin’ Scrub.

Here’s the card front…

…and here’s the inside. (As you can see, I was in a purple mood.) I could put a piece of Whisper White card stock inside to write on, but I think I’ll use my Signo White Gel Pen instead.

TIP

The Word Bubbles Framelits die that I used on the front of the card seemed too big for the stamped sentiment, so I shortened it. First I cut the sentiment out, lining up the die at one end of the sentiment.

Then I moved the die over to where I wanted to cut off the end. Be sure the top and bottom edges are lined up with the die, and be sure the little arrow at the bottom is on top of the die so it doesn’t get cut off.