Happy Birthday

It's Wednesday so that means time for another What If? Wednesday challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a sketch challenge for you:

I had every intention of following this sketch literally until I had my image/background all stamped and it came time for the top element.  So, as you can see, I took some liberties with it, but the overall feel of the sketch is still there.

I started off by stamping the music sheet background (which I had selectively inked so it would be slightly imperfect) and then overlaying it with the lighthouse image.  For the sentiment, I combined "Happy" from the Happy set and "Birthday" from "Birthday".  It's a fun combination, I think because the Birthday fits perfectly, overlapping the letters from happy.
I hope you get a chance to play along with us this week.  A good sketch is always a good way to start off your card.  Head on over to The House Blog and see what the rest of the team has created.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Happy", "Birthday", "Sheet Music", "Sand Dollar", and "Bass Harbor Light (lg)"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays #148--Birthday boy
Fussy & Fancy #164--dies and or punches
Crafty Catz #325--anything goes
Brown Sugar #199--anything goes
Scrappers Delights #55--anything goes
{Pin}spirational Challenge #166--anything goes
Dis Digi Designs--for the boys