HAPPY Birthday Card

I think I spent nearly two hours on this card ! 

I was determined to make something similar

to one I saw in an old Stampin' Up! catalog.

Trial and error, rooting through supplies,

redoing parts that I got smudges on, etc.

All inks, card stocks and stamp images

were from Stampin' Up!

I inked up a portion of a larger stamp

with a water based maker to get just

the word BIRTHDAY.

I made my own background paper

with a sponge dauber and ink.

The balloon die was from 

The Stamps of Life.

HAPPY was created with letter dies from 

Little B

Thanks for looking =)