Mojo Monday Birthday

I love Mojo Mondays!  This morning I really was challenged by this sketch.  I don’t do many round cards, so I thought I’d take the square challenge on.  I love how this creation turned out.  This is a very special birthday card for my sweet Mother-In-Law’s 85th birthday.  I wanted a card that was fun, classy and colorful, just like her!  Happy Birthday Vigie!  Here are some fun creative tips for you.

Creative tips:

• Keep your mattes uniform.  Here I played with some 1/16” mattes.  I did switch up the colors since the International Bazaar DSP were so colorful. 
• Strips of card stock are great fillers for an odd amount of space.  Here you see Tangerine Tango 3/8” strips behind the greeting.  They added a fun element to this birthday card and are a great way to use up scraps!
• I had a strange amount of white the the top two corners, so I added a little piercing.  To continue this flow I decided to add a smaller amount to the corners of the Lucky Limeade Matte as well.

• To create the banner ends, use a square punch.
• My original idea was to stamp the greeting on several sheets of cardstock and cut out some of the letters, giving the greeting a fun feel, but since the card had so many colors already, I decided to stick with the Clean and Simple look of just one color – Rich Razzleberry.
• To create a little pop, the Greeting Accent Framelit is popped up by using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• This greeting can be ordered in this set Seasonal Greetings or by itself until January 2, 2013.  Click here for Single Stamp Details
• When adding Pearl Basic Jewels to your project – use a paper-piercer or Paper Snips tip to lift them from the sheet.  That way you will easily grab the glue dot beneath the pearl and have a much easier time placing it on your project.

I hope you love the end result as much as I do.  Enjoy making yours!

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Stamp Sets – Seasonal Sayings (128009) Paper – International Bazaar DSP (126920) Whisper White (10730), Lucky Limeade (122926), Rich Razzleberry (115316), Daffodil Delight (119683), Tangerine Tango (111349), Chocolate Chip (102128) Ink – Rich Razzleberry (126950) Cool Tools – 1” Square Punch (124094), Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003), Paper-Piercing Tool (126189), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126119), Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack (126187) The Perfect Finish – Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Pearl Basic Jewels (119247)