*Alphabet*

Happy Monday Everyone!  I am back with a card I created for Scrap 'n Stamp... the prompt for todays Random Act of Cardness is Alphabet, so I grabbed some alphabet dies to play!  I love these stitched dies from Lawn Fawn... they are a great size and on regular cardstock, the stitched line adds a great interesting element.  You can't see it so well on this patterned paper, but it's there.

I started this card by cutting a smaller panel for the front of my card.  I decided to keep it kind of simple in terms of layers so instead of yellow cardstock, I used my new Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes to create a yellow strip on the white cardstock after taping off the area with Purple Tape.  I left it a little lighter in the centre and darker on the edges for a little more visual interest.  I cut the letters out of patterned paper and adhered the to the inked strip.  I added a layer of purple cardstock creating a 1/16th" border on all four sides and added it to a white card.  I then used my stamp positioning tool to add the "it's your birthday" stamped sentiment under the yellow ink.

There is a lot going on in those letters, but the overall look of the card is pretty clean and simple

• Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb; Lawn Fawn Sugarplum
• Patterned Paper:  MFT Over the Rainbow
• Images:  MFT All Smiles
• Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Gina K Wild Dandelion
• Dies:  Lawn Fawn Oliver's Stitched ABCs
• Tools:  Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes; Perfect Layers; Stamp Positioner