Happiest Day, Dotted Circles, Birthday Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a monochromatic card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card here. There was no link to see any info on how it was made but it's pretty simple looking and easy to figure out. Please read on to see how it was made. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Summer Splash card stock and I textured it using the "Dotted Circles" embossing folder. I cut it down to 4" x 5-1/4" and glued it to the front of the card.

The words were stamped next from the "Happiest Day" set. They were stamped using Summer Splash ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using the largest rectangle in the "Everyday Details" die set. 

Next I stamped the outline of the dragonfly using black Memento ink. The wings were stamped using Summer Splash ink. I added some Wink of Stella to give it a little sparkle. The liquid in the pen came out rather quickly when I put the brush to paper and it caused the upper top wing to blur. I guess I need to test it out on a scrap piece of paper first before going to the stamped piece.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. That background is a fun one to play with. When I got it I wasn't sure I'd use it much but the more I use it the more I'm liking it.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's birthday card,
Wanda