Fireworks Celebration Card

Hi everyone, Taheerah here wishing you a happy Friday!

We've just had Bonfire Night in the UK and I'm sure I can still smell the fireworks and gunpowder in the air! I absolutely love fireworks - they really make the Winter season more bearable!

Fireworks really can be used for any kind of celebration, which is one of the best things about them! Whether it's a major event, a birthday, or ringing in a new year, they really are a perfect way to celebrate. Their versatility is what inspired today's card:

Awesome, right?!

I pulled out the My Favorite Things Fireworks stamp set and stamped several of the images onto a white card base, then heat embossed them with a few different sparkly embossing powders! I then did what is probably the easiest watercolour background ever!

I pressed a few different dark coloured inkpads onto my desk, spritzed with water to dilute and mix the colours, then pressed my card front repeatedly into the mixture to cover my base! Some spritzes of mists and that finished off this beauty. As fireworks are so versatile I kept this card sentiment-less so it can be used for any occasion!

I'd love to hear what you think of this card. Is there someone you know who'd love to receive it? Thanks for stopping by!

21st Birthday Fireworks Card

Hi everyone, Taheerah here wishing you a happy Monday!

I had a 21st birthday card to make for a special someone. What else would be appropriate than a shaped card and to break out the fireworks!

Awesome, right?! I love how this turned out!

I drew the shape of the card and fussy cut it. The card is double the size of a normal American A2 card so I cut some 'flaps' on the back piece to adhere the front of the card to it.

Then it was time to dress this baby up! I broke out the My Favorite Things Fireworks stamp set and stamped and heat embossed the fireworks and stars with a mix of white, gold and sparkly gold embossing powders!

I blended some navy and turquoise inks over the heat embossing then spritzed over some iridescent gold Glimmer Mist. I spritzed on some water to lessen the intensity of the mist, then ink blended again. The end result is shimmery when looking at an angle and catching the light, but a wonderful multi-layered depth of colour overall!

I'd love to hear what you think of this card. Is there someone you know who'd love to receive it? Thanks for stopping by!

Dream Big Fireworks Card

Hi everyone, Taheerah here wishing you a happy Thursday!

I just love fireworks. Watching them always fills me with wonder and excitement, and I always look forward to Guy Fawkes Night and New Year's Eve just to see the them!

There are some awesome fireworks stamp sets out there, but the My Favorite Things Fireworks stamp set is a real winner with me for its simple, uncomplicated style - and the host of little companion images that really help you build a scene! I couldn't wait to play with it:

How awesome is that?!

I stamped the fireworks with Versamark ink and then heat embossed them with a variety of metallic embossing powders. Then the magic really happened when I blended several inks over the scene to create that stunning sky!

The SugaPea Designs ParisScape Die is just so intricate and gorgeous, so of course it had to make an appearance here! And the sentiment from the Mama Elephant Occasional Labels stamp set nestles so perfectly between two of the buildings and just looks like it belongs!

Some water and mist splatters finished this card perfectly. It really does transport me to a fireworks-filled scene!

I'd love to hear what you think of this card. Is there someone you know who'd love to receive it? Thanks for stopping by!