bold birthday card with mft happy occasions card kit

Can you ever have too many birthday cards on hand? I don't think so and I have one to share with you today using the MFT Happy Occasions Card Kit (that hits the MFT shop tomorrow)!

I started by inking some cardstock strips with Distress Oxide inks because I never have the colors of cardstock I want, lol!

I adhered the strips to a piece of printer paper to create the striped background. I probably could have just adhered them to my card front but I wasn't exactly sure what my plan was at first.

Then I added white cardstock flowers, cut with the Bold Blooms set and the "happy" with All The Happy die set. I can already see that I am going to be using these sets a TON! 

I finished the card with a few black touches...the sentiment stamped with the Happy Occasions set, black flower middles and a little faux black splatter made with a pen.

You can see the process in action over on my Instagram today.

Pop over to the MFT blog to learn more about the Happy Occasions card kit and stay tuned for more ideas this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly