Trendy Birthday

I put together this bold, celebratory card for this week's WPlus9 anniversary challenge to incorporate trends in your design.  I squeezed in two trends here--metallic and sequins.

My card uses the new Whole Lotta' Happy stamp set and coordinating Whole Lotta' Happy dies.  The "happy birthday" sentiment is stamped in metallic silver ink on a white panel.  I die cut a pair of  balloons to set next to the sentiment and arranged them on the panel, then added black twine strings to them.  A few silver sequins were arranged around the balloons for even more sparkle.

The bottom of the panel is covered with a piece of red embossed cardstock.  I adhered a narrow strip of silver paper at the top of the embossed panel to set it off from the rest of the design.  The finished panel was adhered to a black card base.  I love the mixing of the classic black, white, and red color scheme with the trendy metallic accents!


Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers:  WPlus9 Whole Lotta' Happy stamp set and Whole Lotta' Happy dies, Lifestyle Crafts Jubilant embossing folder, Hemptique black twine, silver sequins, Sticky Thumb dimensional dots

other:  Real Red and Basic Black cardstock (Stampin' Up!); white cardstock (Michaels); silver paper (Target); Encore Silver ink (Tsukineko)