"Henry" is tooting his horn 'cause it is my Grandsons 3rd Birthday! Happy special birthday Liam!!! Unfortunately little Liam lives way far away so anytime with him brings John and I smiles!

This card is a bit "out of the box" for me cause when I need to watch and re-watch videos I get a bit nervous as remember….I am simple…clean and use lots of paper! When you start breaking out things that plug in – I get a bit overwhelmed but this was SUPER easy….SUPER fun and SUPER cute!

My inspiration came from a fellow Pal Liz Hughes, from "Cardiology Ink" ( Isn't that the cutest name)…and I watched her video and thought – "I can do this!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq3iHfehDHc

This is a standard A-2 card with the Marina Mist as my card stock! Cutting the Basic Black just 1/4" smaller, I took Liz's advice and used the Stampin' Up Watercolor Pencils to draw my borders…it really – really looks like chalk! Using the grid paper made it super easy to whip those lines with your ruler!

The Embossing Buddy is a must to get the clean and crisp look when you emboss! This little gem takes all of the static and dust off of your paper to make your stamped image covering clearly! When doing this method you use the VersaMark Pad and then set it with the Heat Tool!

Now to get dear Henry tooting his Happy Birthday Horn in the perfect place…I once again took Liz's advice and first stamped the image on a piece of vellum….embossed it so I could see it – then placed it exactly where I wanted to to go!!! Once again, that little Stamp-a-ma-jig is my go-to lifesaver! Personalizing Liam's Card…I used the NEW Photopolymer Stamp Set ( still trying to figure this one out but I think once I master it – it will be super fun!)

Now for the fun banner up top! I cut 2 snips in ( thanks to Liz's tip) to anchor my bakers twine! Out came my main man….Mr. Big Shot, poor guy – he gets dragged around all over the place! Using the Hearts a Flutter Framelits I cut out my banners to give this car the pizzazz it deserves! Doesn't this just make it!

To give the "chalkboard" effect….I did use the White Craft Pad Ink along with a sponge dauber, I first dappled it off on a scrap piece of paper then to my card….getting the effect I wanted! I then lightly went over Henry using the Water Color Pencils to color him lightly in blue!

Naturally I POPPED them up with Stampin' Dimensionals and then added an adorable button to give it that special touch for this special little guy! For my "trademark" I lined the envelope with the cheery Polka Dot Parade Paper! Too fun and cute!

Until tomorrow….I am a click away or you can shop away with this click! Have a super-duper day and dear little Liam…many more fabulous Birthdays ahead! xoxoxox

STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES:

Stamp Set: Henry Says (128093) clear, (128090) wood, NEW – Photopolymer Stamp Set (132956)

Paper: Basic Black (121045), Marina Mist (119682), Perfect Polka Parade Dot
Designer Paper (126902)

Ink: VerseaMark  (102283) – Whisper White Embossing Powder ( 109132)

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Tools: Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (129053), Hearts a Flutter Framelits (1130159),Stamp-a-ma-jig(101049), Big Shot (113439)

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Perfect Touches –Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Snail (104332), Glue Dots (103683), 2-Way Glue Pen (1oo425), Bakers Twine, Neutrals Designer Buttons(119743)