Today I’m sharing a Birthday card that I made following a video from the Kit and Clowder – December 2025 Markers – Elemental2 Spirits colouring class by Alyce Keegan.

The base card was created to the size of 5.5″ x 5.5″ out of Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. Using a mixture of blending brushes I began from the bottom of the front of the card just along the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon and Fired Brick. I did this to try and create a fiery effect to match the image.

The large die cut pattern was die cut using a Cuttlebug, die from Anna Griffin – 3D Square Cardcentric Compendium Dies and Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock and popped up onto the base with U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape.

The image provided by Alyce was printed out with my HP Printer onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using High Quality Grayscale and coloured in with Copic markers. Once I finished colouring the image, Anna Griffin – 3D Square Cardcentric Compendium Dies were used to die cut the image with a Cuttlebug. The sentiment was cut from Paper Rose Studio – Happy Birthday Sentiment Sheets and then using some of the ink that was left on the brushes, I coloured over top of the embossing. The image and the sentiment were then popped up onto the card using U-Line double-sided foam tape.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Kit and Clowder – December 2025 Markers – Elemental2 Spirits

Sentiment: Paper Rose Studio – Happy Birthday Sentiment Sheets (SKU 30720)

Inks: HP Printer High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Fired Brick

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Die Cuts: Anna Griffin – 3D Square Cardcentric Compendium Dies

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Blending Brushes

Hope you like it and have a great week!