Distress Tool Birthday Card

My Design Team project for this week was to use a Pazzles Tool. I use the Pen Tool all the time, so I decided to use a tool I have had for years but haven’t used much, the Distress Tool. Now my hubby’s birthday is coming so I figured I’d make his card. I found the Birthday Title file in the Craft Room Library and thought that it would be perfect. The first thing I did was ungroup and move the candle and flame off to the side. I then made a rectangle the size I wanted the topper to be. Then using the engraving fill with S sweep, I filled in the rest of the file. I then resized the whole file, candle and all, to fit within the square topper. I find it much easier to fill the file before making it smaller to fit my card. For a little extra I added zig zag lines with the scissors tool to the top and bottom.
Now I let my Inspiration do the work. I used the engraving setting with a pressure of 40 and a speed of 4. I went over it twice with the Distress Tool then cut the card square out. I then made the candle slightly fatter and the flame slightly larger, then inked the edges and put it together on a kraft card base.
Now it’s your turn to break out those tools you have been hoarding and give them a try.
~Marjorie