Friday, January 11, 2013

Super Star

I've been building up my birthday card stash lately, and it has been fun trying different styles. I saw a card on craftideas.info and loved the style, so I made my own version.

I wanted it to be something that was more gender-neutral, so I used stars instead of flowers. I cut out the stars with my Cricut using George and Basic Shapes.




I was attracted to this design because of the use of negative space. I think it adds a lot of dimension. Instead of the paper piercing, I used a patterned paper with dots. The paper comes from a great stack called Moments from My Mind's Eye that I just bought on clearance for about $1. I wish I had gotten more.

I added pop dots like the original, and a button instead of the bead. I got these buttons from the $1 bin awhile ago, and I'm finally getting around to using them.




Inside the card I used scraps from the pattered paper and the negative of the small star cutouts. I also stamped a birthday sentiment.



Thanks for looking!


Challenges:
Creative Inspirations Paint: Case it
The Hybrid Chick: Negative space
Crafty Creations: New
Tuesday Throwdown: New
Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything goes
Pan Pastel: Anything goes
Make it Monday: Anything goes
Card Makin' Mamas: Anything goes
Shopping Our Stash: Buttons 

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10 comments:

  1. NanaConnieJanuary 11, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    I love this superbly simple design, Evelyn. Fab color combo of blue and yellow. I'm so glad you chose to enter our "Shiny and New" challenge at Tuesday Throwdown this week. Good luck in the draw.
    NanaConnie DT

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  2. Lindsay Craftymonster81January 11, 2013 at 7:48 PM

    Really beautiful , I love the papers and the colours. Thank you for joining in with the PanPastel challenge blog
    Lindsay xx

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  3. ScrappycathJanuary 12, 2013 at 6:00 AM

    This came out great! I love the popped up stars and the design carried out on the inside too. Thanks for joining us for The Card Caravan at The Hybrid Chick

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  4. Dana TatarJanuary 12, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    I love all the stars on this card. Thanks for joining the challenge at Creative Inspirations Paint!

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  5. ReneJanuary 12, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    This is fabulous! Love your design and colors! Thank you so much for joining us at Make it Monday! Don’t forget to leave a comment for another entry and mention you saw them on MIM for a chance at our second prize!
    Good luck and I hope to see you back soon!
    Rene

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  6. lauren bergoldJanuary 12, 2013 at 11:26 AM

    what a fun and FAB card; i love those gorgeous stars and especially that the inside is as lovely as the outside! thanks for SHOPPING YOUR STASH of old buttons with us this week! ♥

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  7. jessicaJanuary 12, 2013 at 7:36 PM

    this is great!! love the dimension you added with the star!
    Thanks so much for sharing and linking up to Creative Inspirations Paint Inspired By~Case It challenge! There is a new challenge starting tomorrow that I hope you will consider playing along in!
    Have a GREAT weekend
    Jessica
    CI Paint~ DT

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  8. Crafting VickyJanuary 13, 2013 at 5:17 PM

    I really love the wonderful stars and the combination of the colors.

    Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown this week. Hope to see you again next week. DT Crafting Vicky

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  9. Jessi FoganJanuary 14, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    That is always a terrible feeling - the "I should have got more!" sinking stomach...and yet we all have plenty of the 'why did I buy so many?' that keeps us in check :) Still, I hear ya! Love this fun colour combo - thanks for shopping your buttony stash with us this week!

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  10. craftybJanuary 15, 2013 at 12:52 PM

    Thats a FUN lil number! love your colour combo and how you used the positive and negative, and carried the design inside - cute!Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Creations Challenges! bx

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