What could be any more wonderful than having a unicorn and pink cake for your birthday!

I got the inspiration for this whimsical card from several Essentials by Ellen stamps. I think the leaping unicorn is so cute and the fine lined images all coordinate well with each other even though they are from different stamp sets.

How I made this project:

• Stamp the images onto Neenah Solar White 80# cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink or any Copic-friendly black ink.
• Color the images using Copic markers.
• Die-cut the unicorn, cake, candles and stars from their respective stamp sets.
• Onto an A2-sized piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, lightly blend a background using Distress Oxide ink and a foam ink blending tool.
• Arrange the die-cut images on the card, but don’t adhere. This must be done to determine the placement of the birthday sentiment at the bottom of the card.
• Once the sentiment location has been determined, stamp the sentiment in black ink.
• Adhere all the image pieces using foam tape for dimension.

Supplies used to make this project:

• Stamps: All stamps by Ellen Hutson’s Essentials by Ellen stamp line:
  • Unicorn and Rainbows stamp set (unicorn and stars)
  • Wish Big (birthday cake and candles)
  • Sock Monkey Surprise (sentiment)
• Dies: All dies by Essentials by Ellen coordinating die sets:
  • Unicorn and Rainbows die set (unicorn and stars die)
  • Wish Big die set (birthday cake and candles)
• Inks:
  • Distress Oxide Ink in Tumbled Glass (background)
  • Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Copic-friendly) for stamping images
  • Versafine Clare pigment ink in Nocturne (sentiment)
• Copic Markers:
  • Unicorn – B02,BG07 and V17 (hair); C1 (body light shading); Y08 (horn and hooves)
  • Birthday cake: RV52, RV55
  • Birthday candles: Y08
• Cardstock:
  • Neenah Solar White 80# for stamped images
  • Strathmore Bristol Smooth 100# paper for blended background
  • Neenah Solar White 110# for card base

Hope you like the project. Have a great day filled with unicorns, cake and stars. Unfortunately, I left out the sprinkles, but you can add them on your own!