Birthday Dragon
🐲 Happy Birthday 🐲 Hi friends! Today I’m sharing a card for the Lunar New Year Challenge for June 2024. I created a platform pop-up card using products from Lawn Fawn and Clearly Bestotted! I started by pulling out two adorable stamp sets from Clearly Bestotted: Dragon Plushies and Peaceful Plushies. Looking at the two sets, I imagined the dragon surrounded by her birthday cake and presents from her friends. Then, I thought this scene would be perfect on the Lawn Fawn Pop-up Platform. Next I rummaged through my stash of pattern paper for the base and "pond" of the platform. I settled on the some red strips and speckled blue card stock. I stamped and colored my images with some Copic alcohol markers. Then I carefully fuzzy cut out the images; I even used an X-Acto knife to cut in between the tree branches and bridge spaces. It took quite some time but well worth the effort! Finally, I added a touch of ink blending to the cardstock used to create the platform. I cut some add