Yay, It's Your Birthday!

 

Today I'm playing along with the Seize The Birthday Challenge. This time around the optional toppings are tic-tac-toe. So super fun!

I chose to go diagonal with birds, flowers, stencil. Here's my creation:

I just recently purchased the Mosaic Leaves stencil from Taylored Expressions and used it in combination with one of the Rectangle Masking Stencils (also from Taylored Expressions) to create the background. I really love how it turned out! The tropical bird, flowers and balloons are from Toucan Party by Avery Elle. So super cute!!! I stamped and die-cut these at a crafting retreat (remember when we could DO that?!?!!!), and they had been sitting in a zipper pouch just begging to be put to use :) I also had the toucan in that pouch, so I made a second version using that image:

Thanks for visiting!

Have a fabulous weekend!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Toucan Party (Avery Elle)

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)

Distress Oxide Ink: Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron (Ranger)

Cardstock: White (Neenah), Green Parakeet (for card base) (Ink To Paper)

Markers: Copic Sketch

White Gel Pen: Gelly Roll 08 (Sakura)

Stencils: Mosaic Leaves (Taylored Expressions), Rectangle Masking Stencils (Taylored Expressions)

Dies: Toucan Party (Avery Elle), A2 Layers (Waffle Flower), Fishtail Flags STAX (MFT)

Adhesive: Double-Sided Tape (X-Press It), Think 3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives), Connect Glue (Gina K)