Soccer Birthday - Stampin' Up!® Match Day

   I'm just padding out my birthday card selection with a masculine soccer card today.  The Online Exclusive Match Day bundle and Wonderful Match DSP is perfect for those sports lovers out there.  The Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge has a fun choice board with lots of themes to pick from and soccer was a no brainer this time!

  I used the colors from the just closed Paper Players challenge which is a fun one for a soccer theme.  Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate and Basic Black.

  I started with a Basic Black card base, then a layer of Smoky Slate then a piece of Wonderful Match DSP in the black and white pattern.  I used my Stampin' Blends to color some of the elements.

  Next I embossed the jersey and soccer ball in black embossing powder.  After they were die cut I used the new white gel pen (coming May 5) to color in bits of the jersey for added details.  This new gel pen works really well and I've been very pleased with it so far!

  A soccer net is die cut in Smoky Slate then the trophy is cut twice once in Basic Black and again in Daffodil Delight and I trimmed out the star and added it to the black trophy.  The star is colored with Wink of Stella which didn't show up in the photo.  I layered all the elements on the card front using dimensionals.

  The sentiment is from a new stamp set coming on May 5 called Balloon Festoon.  I thought the thin font went well with the sketched style of the images and the DSP.  I fussy cut it and popped it on dimensionals.  A few black sparkly gems are sprinkled around for a final touch.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current products used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * will be available on May 5, 2026.

Stamps: Match Day (Online Exclusive), Balloon Festoon*

Ink: Versamark, Memento black

Blends: Daffodil Delight light & dark, Smoky Slate light & dark

Paper: Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Basic White, Wonderful Match DSP (Online Exclusive)

Accessories: Match Day dies (Online Exclusive), dimensionals, white gel pen*, black embossing powder, black gems (retired), Wink of Stella