good morning! today it's my turn to host tranformation tuesday, the new weekly feature from papertrey ink. we all have cards that don't necessarily turn out the way we had envisioned or a project that we designed to be feminine that could be made masculine with a few tweaks. i often think of various upgrades after i see things on screen while editing photos, but with some projects, like the card i'm reworking today, i know it's not exactly what i want in the moment.
back when I originally created this card, my starting point was to frame the cake to highlight it. but I remember feeling like the white background was lacking, so i dropped in the negative part of the die cut as a quick fix and called it a day. sometimes it just needs to be done already! and while it's just fine that way, i really wanted it to have more of a festive first birthday feel, so that's exactly what i tried to add this time around...
i decided to stay true to the original color scheme and basic layout with the cake in the frame, while the most notable change was to create a bit of a background within the frame to set the scene. i took away the negative space insert and stamped streamers in the same colors, adding mini star sequins where the streamers came to points. sequins, streamers, and cake - now it's a party!
i still wanted the cake to take center stage, so i doubled the die cuts and popped it all up on foam tape so it really stands out. and finally, i opted for a curved banner and changed the sentiment. while happy birthday is totally on point, make a wish is a little more whimsical and really speaks to that big single candle. i think the new details all pop perfectly. definitely more festive the second time around! now it's your turn - head on over to the papertrey ink blog to see how to play along and link up...
happy stamping!
:) lexi
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