Happiest Birthday Wishes

I'm still loving watercolor and continue to use the technique as much as I can.  

To create the background I used Stampin' Up crayons - Handsome Hunter and Taken With Teal.  Don't you just love the names of these?  I scribbled the crayons onto my craft mat and used a brush and water to create the background - I was trying to make it look like the sky and grass.  I adhered the panel to a white cardstock card base.

I die-cut the balloons in Hibiscus Burst and Lemon Tart cardstock.  I stamped them with Versamark,  sprinkled them with clear embossing powder and used my heat tool on them.  I attached Buttercream and Peppermint twine for the balloon strings, adhering them to the background on foam tape.

The frame is die-cut in Spring Moss cardstock with a white center.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink and attached it with foam tape.  My last step was adding the metal stars.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Style, Framed Out #2
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Spring Moss, Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart; Watercolor 140#
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Versamark
• Tools:  Birthday Style Dies, Framed Out #12 Die
• Other:  Stampin' Up Crayons; Zing Embossing Powder; Twine; Foam Tape; Metal Stars
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"