Papertrey Ink July Release Countdown Day 4

Lots of fun for the 4th and final day of the Papertrey Ink July release countdown! This is a special card for my one and only daughter's 20th birthday; she's no longer a teen! Where has the time gone???? This card features the new Birthday Wishes Background (which I somehow covered most of it up...woops!). Anyway, the rest of the team will showcase it nicely for you, and it really is fun! My daughter is headed to the new Barbie movie so I decided to make something pink and Barbie-inspired for her!

To begin, I heat embossed the background using white ink on a panel of white cardstock. Once it was set, I added some Lovely Lady and Hibiscus Burst ink over the top for an emboss/resist look. I really wanted to use the largest die included in the Alluring Brackets die collection, hence the background getting covered up....and then of course I needed to add flowers! ha ha!

I stamped the  Happy and Birthday sentiments directly onto the panel using black ink. I also stamped the numbers onto Lovely Lady cardstock and then die cut them using the Fancy Floral Numbers dies. I added some Hibiscus Burst ink around the edges for some added contrast and detail.

I layered those using foam squares. Can I tell you a secret? I'm super embarrassed, but underneath the little banner that says "th" is a "st". I seriously sat and thought about what it should be and rationally settled on it saying 20st! Clearly I didn't get enough sleep last night! LOL! Thank heavens I realized my mistake and remedied it with the cute little banner...it actually looks so much cuter like this anyway, so I'll take it as a win! ha ha!

I gussied up the numbers and flowers in the most Barbie-esque way....with some bling! I used the PTI Rainbow Gems in assorted sizes to give it that Barbie sparkle and shine!

I used the clover dies again as flowers (like I showed yesterday) and added the bling to the center.

I layered the entire embossed panel onto the Border Bling: Twinkle  background using foam squares. I spritzed it all with Shimmer Spray and added some glitter!

My next card uses the cutest new Balloon Bouquet die set! I always love a good bunch of balloons like this, but always find it hard to "arrange" them so they look nice! Problem solved with this easy to use die set. There is a base bouquet and then all of the different balloons cut separately and you just put it back together like a puzzle!

It also comes with the balloon strings and the cute bow. I cut quite a bit off of the ends of the balloon strings, but if you left them, it would be perfect on a slimline card. Mine is a mini-slimline.

I used the other stencil that is included in the June Surprise Box and it's just perfect for this birthday balloon scene.

I added Nuvo Crystal Glaze and chunky glitter over the top of the two heart balloons. The die collection also comes with these small dots to use as confetti. They stayed "stuck" in the paper once it was die cut so all I did was color them with alcohol markers and pop them out so I could glue them to the balloons...easy peasy!  The sentiment is from the new Hooray It's Your Birthday stamp set that was showcased on day 2. It was perfect for this card! Thanks for fluttering by!