Happy Birthday Colorful DUDE!

I saw a card like this done with a Verve stamp set but I knew I could replicate one similar to it using my So Cool set (Stampin' Up! - retired).  Again, another stamp set I felt I had to have but haven't used nearly enough!!

I used my markers to ink up just the word Dude in Ruby Red, then Pumpkin Pie, then Summer Sun, then Garden Green and finally Not Quite Navy (Stampin' Up!) using a Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the word lined up each time.  (I see the orange does not look all that orange in this photo but it is in real life - sheesh!).  Then I cut the cardstock down to the size I wanted, did some faux stitching around the edge and matted it on some black cardstock.

Next, I took the circle birthday sentiment from Around and About Sentiments (Papertrey Ink) and stamped it with black onto white cardstock.  Then, using the star from the set, I colored small strips using the same colors.  I huffed and I puffed ....oops, wrong story.... I huffed on the image and stamped it into the middle of the sentiment.  Punched it out and layered it onto more black cardstock.  I used the star and a small dot (also in that set) and Versamark ink to give a small amount of "texture" to the kraft card base, added some hemp and adhered it all with dimensional tape. 

My son gave it a pre-teen boy thumbs up ... "even if it is a rainbow...you didn't use the purple so that is good".. LOL!!

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Donelda