Piles of Smiles Birthday Card by Lynn Dionne

Happy Wednesday Ai Fans!!!

Watch video tutorial here!!!

Let's create a fun Spring themed birthday card using the adorable Ai Duck Stackers Set (4738)! And then...let's have the top duck holding a birthday cake which comes from the Ai Birthday Cake Set.

To set the scene for our card, we will create a beautiful sky using the new Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad in Saltwater Taffy and we will also add some Abandoned Coral for a bit of shadowing in the sky! Then we will do some spattering with water to add additional interest.

For the grassy border, we will be using Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Inks. I will show you how to easily mask off the grass and the sky using some masking paper. This is simple and easy to do! And....to add a little interest to the grassy border we will use the grassy clusters from the Ai Bible Foliage Set (5073). These are perfect for adding a whimsical look to your grass!

Let's also add a cute little fence border using the Ai WC Fence Dies (4967) and some pretty flowers using the Ai Glamour Pop-ups Set (5355). We will also be using the Happy Birthday sentiment from this set as well.

We will add a bit of sparkle with some pretty gem stones! We will also add some birthday candles and a fun sentiment to the inside of the card....this will tie everything together!

The coloring will be done using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens as follows: Blender, Pink Flamingo, Peach Pink, Yellow, Bright Yellow, Scarlet Red, Lt Violet, Lt Green, Turquoise Green, Lt Gray, Gray Brown

Thank you so much for joining me today!  Have a fun and crafty day!!!