Bold Retro Birthday Card with Die Cuts and Distress Oxide Inks

Hi folks, Kavya from @handmadebykavya here with some tips and tricks to make bold retro-looking cards!

If you follow me on Instagram, you would know that I love finding ways to make my die cuts more fun. In this tutorial, I am going to share some of my go-to ideas to make quick and simple cards!

Instructions

Step 1: Start by die cutting two rectangles using the Linear Touch Rectangles and Tag Etched dies and some lilac cardstock.

Step 2: Next, ink blend the center of the smaller rectangle using the Black Soot distress oxide dye ink.

Step 3: Splatter some Yasutomo Pale Gold Japanese Watercolor on the ink-blended cardstock.

Step 4: Now take the larger die-cut rectangle and ink blend the edges using Black Soot distress oxide ink.

Step 5: Adhere the smaller rectangle on top of the larger rectangle using foam tape.

Step 6: Next, die-cut the HBD balloons out of the white cardstock.

Step 7: Ink blend the balloons using a set of rainbow distress oxide inks. I used Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Carol, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, and Broken China.

Step 8: To make the balloons look realistic, we are going to give it a glossy finish. First, press the balloons against the embossing ink.

Step 9: Then, emboss the balloons using clear embossing powder.

Step 10: Next, die-cut the balloon strings and the background of the Yay die using holographic cardstock. If you do not have this, you can use any foil cardstock, like silver!

Step 11: Die-cut the Yay letters using Raven cardstock

Step 12: Adhere the Yay letters to the background using foam tape.

Step 13: Place the Yay letters on the card base that we prepared in the early steps of this tutorial

Step 14: Adhere the balloons on top of the Yay letters using foam tape.

Step 15: Using a white gel pen, add details like tiny sparkles

Step 16: And you are done!

Spellbinders Supplies:

That’s it! I hope you like this card! Can’t wait to see what you all make.

Happy Crafting, Kavya

Other Supplies

Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen, embossing pad, clear embossing powder, Holographic cardstock, Distress Oxide Ink Colors: Black Soot, Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Carol, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, and Broken China.