Norma's Birthday Challenge

I made this card last night after visiting Julee Tilman's blog Poetic Artistry and seeing her post about Norma's Birthday Challenge. Norma's MIL is getting ready to celebrate her 90th birthday and just received some really sad news.

Red isn't a color that I normally work with, but what the birthday girl wants, the birthday girl gets! :)

I started with the standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" card base of Real Red CS. I then cut out my other two layers: Basic Black (4 x 5 1/4") and Whisper White (3 7/8 x 5 1/8"). I stamped the Whisper White layer with the Baroque BG stamp inked with Real Red. I really wanted to keep this card design simple because I love the background stamp and didn't want to over power it.

Once the ink had dried, I attached my White Taffeta ribbon to my BB and WW layer, then attached them to the card base. To finish off the card, I stamped my sentiment in Basic Black ink on Whisper White (1 3/8 x 2 1/2"), then layered it on Real Red (1 3/4 x 2 5/8") and Basic Black (1 5/8 x 2 3/4").

Enjoy your weekend!

Details:

Stamps - Baroque BG, Hugs and Wishes

Ink - Real Red, Basic Black

Paper - Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White

Miscellaneous - White Taffeta Ribbon