Let's use Black & White ...

I wanted to "fancy up" some cards and I love using Black & White.   While perhaps not the "norm" for a birthday I thought it made it a bit more elegant and "out of the norm".

The card is on standard card base of 4-¼" x 5-½" folded

Mat 1: 3-¾" x 5"

Mat 2: 3" x 4-¼"

Using Botanical Textures DSP for Mat 1 was a toss-up between the 2 sides.  After choosing the side I then spritzed the DSP on both sides with water and crumpled into a wad. 

Next, I carefully opened to lay on my glass mat and to speed up things I used the low setting on my heat tool to dry.  Keep in mind this method gives your DSP a "rumpled" look so it does not lay completely flat.

I then took my Snips and distressed the edges.  I applied glue and placed on my card base.  I also placed a slightly heavy object (my large tape dispenser) on top to help the glue adhere.

I heat foiled a musical note design I have from Silhouette Design Store using We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill system, their heat activated foil & my Cameo 4.  I then adhered to layer 1. This kind of made me think of singing Happy Birthday!!

Happiest Birthday is from Round We Go Photopolymer Stamp set & was stamped with VersaMark ink after using an Embossing Buddy.  I then poured the Black WOW embossing powder over the stamped image and heat embossed.  Edges are linked with Basic Gray using a sponge dauber as is the musical note layer 2.

A little side note on using embossing powder.  I have tried everything out there to "catch" the left over embossing powder.  Paper plates, the tray made for this and some other things.  I have found a round coffee filter works best for me.  I buy the kind that fit into the basket type coffee machines.

I adhered the gold ribbon and placed Happiest Birthday over the ribbon with a piece looped to the back with Dimensionals.

Products I used are listed at the bottom.  If you make the card or use this DSP in any project, please post it under the post I made in my Facebook Group with this card OR shoot me an email / message with your photo and what you would like me to post for description and I will do that.  I love making your projects a main post on my social media page.

Happy creating,

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Botanical Textures 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165545] $12.50	Round We Go Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163724] $20.00	Mixed Labels Dies [164652] $21.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $9.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50
Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $21.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $32.00	Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack [161633] $9.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $6.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.25