happy birthday!

Happy New Year!  I hope your new year is off to a wonderful start!  Did you get a lot of crafty goodies?  If not ... there's a bunch of new Quietfire Design dies - they're so pretty!  Today I am sharing a quick card I made with one of them - the happy birthday die.  To have it really pop, I cut by hand a big balloon and sponged it with different shades of blue distress (Chipped Sapphire, Salty Ocean, and Broken China).  I added a little silver twine and my card is done - simple and perfect for a masculine birthday.

Isn't the lettering on this gorgeous?  I know, I say it with every Quietfire Design stamp/die but that's because it's true!  :)