Rocktrumpet Birthday Card

I needed a birthday card for one of my cousins, and I had been playing with Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Rocktrumpet set, so I thought I'd stamp, die cut and stencil another of the floral focal points for this card. I watercolored a background using Altenew's Artists' Watercolor Quinacridone Magenta and let it dry. Meanwhile, I stamped the Rocktrumpets using embossing ink and Altenew's clear embossing powder. I heat set it and then ink blended the flowers and leaves using Altenew's Dried Petals and Whispering Woodlands Fresh Dye Inks. 

To create the card base, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to create a 5 1/2 by 7-inch card. It's a little wider than a standard 5 by 7-inch card, but this is a large floral stamp, and even with the extra width, I had to cut off the flower on the left side of the stamp and trim the leaves. I then layered a piece of gray cardstock followed by the layer of watercolored cardstock. 

I decided to add some gray marker to the edges and white spaces of the stamped image to coordinate with the gray layer and then I stamped "happy birthday" from Altenew's Bouquet of Poppies set using embossing ink and white embossing powder. After heat setting it, I die cut it using Altenew's Ornate Nesting dies and then die cut the next size up from the watercolor paper. 

To finish the card front, I added the floral focal point using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape in 1/2-inch width by 1/8th-inch thickness and then added the birthday sentiment using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape in the 1-inch width by 1/16-inch thickness so it could be tucked in the corner slightly underneath the flowers. 

For the inside of the card, I used a Spellbinders stamp to stamp "Filled with the happiest birthday wishes" onto the same gray cardstock I used on the front of the card. I then die cut the sentiment with a tag from Altenew's Best Wishes Tags die set. I added it to the center of the inside panel and then added the flower and leaves I had trimmed off from the front panel. 

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Inside the card:

Challenges I'm entering: 

February 2026 Inspiration Challenge | Altenew: 

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: February 2026 and Time for Hero Arts: Red or pink colors (2/4; ends 2/28/26)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG (ends 3/11/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (1/6; ends 3/12/26)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of Small Critters (6/8; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 3/4/26)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Use dies or punches (ends 3/3/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (2/5; ends 3/4/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (2/3; ends 3/2/26) C10

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I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26