Rachelle's Craft Space: Simon Says Stamp "Sending Happy Thoughts" Birthday Card

I woke up this morning at 6 and found the creative energy that I was lacking yesterday to work on my dad's birthday card. I like to get up before my kiddos wake and get a few things done...today that was this card :) I received this stamp set from Simon Says Stamp's card kit July 2014. I have used it on three different cards so far. I just love it's versatility.

I started by laying out the stamps that I intended on using and coming up with a rough idea for the card. At first I thought I might make some envelope embellishments to sprinkle on the card, but ended up deciding against it.

I stamped the images in Versafine Black Onyx Ink and embossed them with some clear embossing powder.

Next I did some simple, three shade Copic coloring.

I looked in my color swatch book and found three perfectly coordinating ink colors to stamp a decorative rope edge for the top and bottom of the card. I cannot even tell you how happy the ink swatch book makes me!

The above was my first attempt at the rope. Honestly, it was kind of a booger to get stamped correctly. It still isn't perfect...but...good enough ;)

I added dimensional adhesive to the back and stamped a birthday sentiment on the inside of my card.

Lastly, I added some fun finishing touches. I colored the stars with the same Copic colors that I used on envelopes. I took the adhesive off the gemstones and used Glossy Accents to glue the little bits down. Finally, I used Wink of Stella on the packages and stars.