Thursday, 23 August 2018

Birthday Stars

Hi and welcome!  This will be another short post as I'm still not over my cold, but I am back at work.

Today's card is for the fabulous Amy's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  I love this sketch and am planning on making another card with it when I'm back to 100%.


I took a couple of liberties with Amy's sketch by making the horizontal strip part of the sentiment, but I think it still works.


Can I just say, this looks so much better in real life!  I stamped the bold Happy Birthday in Extreme Black ink then added the stars in various SSS colors.  Finally I ran the card through my Big Shot with my new Subtle embossing folder, which was part of what I chose with a recent prize from Jan at The Paper Players 400th Challenge.  I love this folder.  It's so hard to see in photos, but it gives a gorgeous linen-like texture to the card.  You can see it a bit better in the photo below.


Thanks for visiting!  Head on over and check out the fabulous cards from the rest of the DT.

I'm also linking this up to the Visual Triangle challenge at MFT's Summer School.  It's the only card I've managed to make for this round of Summer School 😞


Products used:

Stamps:  Happy Birthday to You (MFT)
Ink:  Extreme Black (MFT), Duckling, Cloudy Sky, Dusty Sage (SSS)
Cardstock:  White
Accessories:  Subtle EF (SU)

Cheers
Karren
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6 comments:

  1. Barb Ghig23 August 2018 at 07:17

    Such a striking CAS card, Karren! I love the oversized block alphas for your sentiment and your pastel stars the perfect visual triangle! Loving your new embossing folder, too...the subtle texture works so well with your design!
    Hope you are starting to feel better...Crafty Hugs, Barb

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  2. Linda Callahan24 August 2018 at 14:06

    Wow my friend your cold has lasted forever! Hope you are feeling much better! Your card making skills are still as fine as ever! Your CAS design is terrific with its bold sentiment!

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  3. Amy O24 August 2018 at 14:39

    I love how you've used this bold sentiment with the sketch! And I love that embossing folder too -- it's my current favorite. Hope you feel better soon!

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  4. Jen Brum25 August 2018 at 10:06

    This card is fabulous Karren! I love that big bold sentiment! I think it works perfectly with the sketch!!! I really do love that embossing folder and am going to have to cave and order it!!!

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  5. Dawn T26 August 2018 at 18:23

    Great card Karren. Love the CAS look

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  6. Jen Timko29 August 2018 at 13:06

    I'm sure it won't shock you that I love this card. Perfect for anyone!! But really perfect for all those boys in my house. And thanks....I thought I could live without that embossing folder.

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