Pinata Party pair

I have two festive pinata-themed birthday cards to share today. I'm a little late for Cinco de Mayo, so happy Siete de Mayo!

Supplies:
Stamps: Pinata Party (Concord & 9th)
Paper: Whisper White, Poppy Parade card stock (Stampin' Up!); Plum Punch card stock (Taylored Expressions); Formals Foil paper pack (Concord & 9th)
Ink: Party Dress, Tutti Frutti, Tiki Torch, Tiara, Flirty Fuschia (Catherine Pooler)
Accessories: Pinata Party dies (Concord & 9th), Celebrate die (My Favorite Things), White Perfect Accents (Stampin' Up!), white crochet thread (DMC), decorative-edge scissors (unknown), foam tape (3M), Art Glitter Glue (Art Institute)

I've never had a pinata for my birthday, but I'm all for anything filled with candy! To make the pinatas for these cards, I stamped the "fringe" stamp in several bright colors on a piece of white card stock and then die cut two of the pinata shapes. I die cut the tail, mane and flower pieces from red and purple card stock and glued them on the pinatas.

For the card bases, I used red and purple card stock and stamped clusters of candy on the background using coordinating ink color. (The card stock and inks are not from the same companies, but I think they're pretty good matches!) I added a die-cut celebrate at the bottom of the red card -- it's cut from white foil, so it has a nice shine, which you can't see in the photo -- and a decorative border on the purple card.

I added a vertical line of liquid glue near the middle of each card and glued down a piece of crochet thread for the strings holding the pinata. Using foam tape I added a pinata at the bottom of each string. To finish the cards I placed one white enamel circle in the upper right corner of each card.

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