Happy Birthday for Friday Mashup

This is my first time participating in the Friday Mashup challenge. The theme is birthday and/or to work with pastels, so I decided to use a technique that I presented at a Stampin' UP! regional which involves using pastels to create a custom background. For this particular card, I used Red Riding Hood and Pacific Point pastels to create the background, then I clear embossed the "happy birthday" with the cupcakes on top, and I fixed the pastel onto the cardstock with regular hair spray. If you don't spray any fixative, the pastels don't get adhered to the cardstock.
I didn't add much to the card because I didn't want it to detract from the background.

If you want the tutorial on how to create the background, which was inspired by a technique from Gina K., you can click here!
Have a great day!
Lili

Cardstock: Riding Hood Red (111348), Very Vanilla (101650), Pacific Point (111350)
Stamp sets: Perfectly Penned (122890), Crazy for Cupcakes (111618), Easy Events (W 116958, C 123225)
Ribbon: Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta (119257)
Embellishments: Dazzling Details (124117)