Retro Birthday Mix with Gemma

Today I'm sharing a card inspired by the WOW Facebook challenge theme this month, which is Masculine. I've gone with a retro vibe for this card with fun bold stripes of embossed colour.

I began with the background. On a panel of white card, I used masking tape to mask a diagonal stripe. I added WOW clear embossing ink, then embossed the line with WOW Pastel Yellow embossing powder.

I repeated this process twice more, above and below the yellow line. I used WOW Primary Apple Red and Oasis embossing powders. I then added stitching detail to the panel with the Lawn Fawn Just Stitching Double Rectangles die set, before adhering the panel to a card base.

Next, I stamped the large cassette tape image from the Concord & 9th Mix Tape stamp set. I stamped the solid layer with a grey ink, then stamped the line image from the stamp set with clear embossing ink. I embossed each line separately, following the same three colours as my background. I also stamped the 'Birthday Mix' greeting and embossed with the Primary Apple Red embossing powder.

I cut out the cassette tape, then adhered it to my card with foam tape. To finish, I stamped a sentiment at the bottom of the card in black ink.