Faceted Frames 60th Birthday Card

My brother-in-law is turning 60 soon, so I thought I'd make him a special card to celebrate. I used some Lindy's Magicals and did some ink smooshing on a panel of water color paper to create the blue background. Then I used Altenew's Faceted Frames 3D embossing folder to emboss the panel. I first tried inking the embossed portion with white pigment ink, but I didn't love how that turned out. Then I used blue ink but didn't like that, either, so I ended up using my new Brutus Monroe Sterling Shimmer Splash to cover the embossed portions. I also used the shimmer splash to add a few splashes of silver to the blue background panel. They don't really show up in the photo, but there's some nice shine in person. 

The "60th" was die cut and the "Happy birthday" (from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Bewitching Rose set) was stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I adhered the blue panel to a top-folding white A2 card base. 

Close up of the embossed portion:

Close up of the Sterling Shimmer Splash:

 Challenges I'm entering: 

TIME OUT Challenges: (2/5; ends 5/22/24) (I'm hoping the "TH" I die cut qualifies as looking kind of like the alphabet magnet dies in the photo) C5

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Use die cuts (the "60" and "th" are die cuts) (2/5; ends 5/15/24)

The Diva's that cut ....paper! (die-cut-divas.blogspot.com): Monochromatic (1/4; ends at the end of the month) 

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (1/3; ends 5/12/24)

No more challenges.