Happy Birthday - Try Stampin on Tuesday #438 - A catalogue sneak peak

This card, made for the sketch challenge with Try Stampin on Tuesday #438 here and, because it is the birthday of one of the designers, the optional theme is "Birthday Fun"

The stamp and DSP used for this card provide a sneak peak of what is available in the new Mini catalogue which will be available for ordering on January 3.

The fun image is die cut from the new Birthday Bonanza DSP using the new Stitched Sweet Dies.  That sweet colourful bird has a birthday hat on and three balloons held in his beak. To get the image I wanted, I actually fussy cut a second identical bird and super imposed this bird over the original bird using dimensionals.

 To finish the art piece, Dazzling diamonds was added to several of the "explosion" elements in the DSP

This die cut was matted with Bermuda Bay and added to the card front using dimensionals.

The card base is Bermuda Bay card stock, layered with Whisper White. A large half circle of DSP featuring balloons similar to the ones held in the bird's beak is adhered to the left of the art piece.  You might wonder why it is on the left side when the sketch clearly shows it on the right.  The reason?  I did not pay close attention to the pattern direction when I cut it, and when I placed the half circle on the right side the balloons were hanging upside down.  So, it went on the left side.

A 1/2" strip of Bermuda Bay card stock with a 1/4" strip of Grapefruit Grove ribbon adhered to it, was added across the card front.  A bow made of the same ribbon was added to the right of the art piece,
     

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Little Ladybug
Ink:  Bermuda Bay
Papers:  Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Birthday Bonanza DSP
Accessories:  Dimensionals, Stitched Sweet Dies (also new), 1/4" Grapefruit Grove ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds