Happy Birthday, Sarah!

Today is my daughter-in-law's birthday.  Sarah is a teacher, and I wanted to make her a special card. This was the result:

This is the "chalkboard" technique (stamping on black cardstock and embossing with white embossing powder--ALWAYS use an Embossing Buddy!, then rubbing on a little white ink to mimic chalk dust.  How cute is that?  And I made the card into a little chalkboard, adding woodgrain-stamped paper strips to look like an easel. 

Of course you HAVE to have a birthday banner, right?

Stamps:  Best of Birthdays, Woodgrain (w: #128763, $17.95, c: #127808, $13.95)
Ink:  Versamark (#102283, $7.50), Craft White (#101730, $7.50), Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad (#126974, $5.95)
Paper:  Basic Black (#121045, $6.95), Early Espresso (#119586, $6.95), Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (#130145, $10.95)
Goodies:  Embossing Buddy (#103083, $5.95), White Embossing Powder (#109132, $4.75), Heat Tool (#129053, $29.95), 7/8" Scallop Circle punch (#129404, $12.95), Petite Pennants Builder Punch, (#122361, $16.95), Bakers Twine Calypso Coral (#125573, $2.95)

Let's get creating!