Birthday Dahlias

Hi all.  I have a birthday today featuring a fairly recent Lisa Horton Magazine which had some stamps, a stencil and a few dies to cut out some of the stamps with, and also a 3D Embossing Folder used here for the first time, and I added an extra layer to the flower using a die which can be used in it's own right or as a layer to add onto the large flower on the EF.  I also used a set of dies from Crafter's Companion bought a while ago which cuts these rectangular inverted scallops and you then use a die to cut it to whatever size you wish, but I cut it to fit a 5" x 7" card.  These dies are being used for the first time too.

I embossed the EF onto a piece of white card cut to fit the 5" x 7" card and then used my Distress Ink Pads to rub over the raised areas in Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Crushed Olive and Mowed Lawn using a blending tool.  I die cut the extra small flower which I found didn't quite fit over the centre of the flower and the few petals it included, so I fussy cut it where it didn't match and added it using some silicone glue, and I added the sentiment using Versafine Olympia Green ink heat embossed with WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder.  I then put the card together adding first the embossed piece and added the frame having cut the edges of it to fit over this and leave a nice equal sized edge on the base card.  

Thank you for visiting my blog today and I'll see you again soon.

I am entering the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - No. 838 New/Anything Goes.

Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge - Anything Goes/Card of Thanks.

Gem of a Challenge - No. 12 Anything Goes.

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use Dies.

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge - Nov '25 Anything Goes.