Tic Tac Toe for Retro Rubber

 Tic Tac Toe challenges are always fun as we see so many different variations in the submissions.  I went with the bottom row of birthday, confetti, and twine and made a shaker card.  Come join us at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.

The base of the card is from the Sizzix Impresslits Happy Birthday set.

• The card front is trimmed to 4" x 5.25" and centered in the embossing folder that includes the happy birthday center die.
• The middle of the circle is die cut with the matching die in the set.
• The raised dots are gently inked with Versa Color Baby Blue.
• The overlay is die cut with the embossing folder die and then both matching circles in the die set then inked in VersaColor Baby Blue.
• Two sets of balloons were die cut, three were used as embellishments.  The balloons were inked directly with VersaColor in Baby Blue or Red Magic, then heat embossed with iridescent embossing powder.  I held the balloons with a binder clip and tied a small circle in the twine before placing it on the balloon to add the strings.  Actually to get twine at the correct scale I used crafting thread and teased apart a length so each string was two fibers.
• The sentiment is from My Favorite Things Birthday Greeting set from January 2017.  It is stamped on white cardstock in VersaColor Magic Red and heat embossed in iridescent embossing powder.  Once cool the fish tail was die cut with Lawn Fawn Sentiment banners on one end and trimmed on the other.  The entire banner was then inked in VersaColor Baby Blue.
• To create the shaker portion I first marked small pencil lines around the outside edge of the sentiment circle.  Two layers of thin line foam adhesive were added to the card base outside the pencil lines.  The pencil lines were erased.
• The outside edge of the card base was inked in VersaColor Baby Blue and two layers of foam adhesive were added just inside the inked area.
• The clear acetate window was trimmed and added to the back of the card front.
• Confetti sequins were added to the inner circle.  
• The card front was then adhered to the card base with the already placed foam adhesive.
• The Happy Birthday overlay was glued into place with small dots of On Point Glue.
• A piece of foam adhesive was added to all three balloons, then using the binder clip to hold the balloons I tied a small knot to place behind the sentiment banner.
• The sentiment banner is adhered with dimension foam adhesive, making sure to hold the balloon strings in place.

Thanks so much for checking in with me here, and please do go check out all the beautiful cards the Design Team has made over at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.

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