Crafty Meraki ~ Bold Birthday

Happy Monday all!  I'm back sharing another fun Crafty Meraki card I made this month.

Today's card stars the festive "Lucky Lanterns Stencil".

I began my card by inking up my background.  I used a variety of red Distress Oxide inks and blended them together.  Then I took some white pigment ink and made some bokeh circles and splattered the whole thing with water and gold paint.

Then I took the repeating patterned "Lucky Lanterns Stencil" and used some Versamark ink and embossed it with Gold Embossing powder.

For my finishing touches, I die cut a black cardstock frame from the "Frame Worthy - Background A2 Dies" (must-have dies for me!!) and applied with foam tape.

Next I foiled a whole sheet of the bold "Gilded Greetings EAP" with some gold foil. I cut out the whole page with all of the greetings using the coordinating die set.

I applied the foiled greeting with an additional black cardstock die cut backer to make the greeting stand out a little bit better.

And for a little bauble and bling, I used some Gold Opal Gems on the card.

This was a bold and fun birthday card to create!

Have a wonderful week!

~ Ally ~