Male birthday card

Here's another birthday card that's relatively easy to make and looks pretty good too.  I can't remember whose design it is, or even find where I pinned it, so cannot give them direct credit.  So, if this is your card, thanks. 

 

And this is my card.  Firstly, I didn't have the same DSP so had to find a substitute for that, and then I didn't have the same coloured cardstock.  And I also didn't have the original designer's skill at photography.  

It was relatively easy to make.  Just a strip of DSP, then a slightly larger strip of white cardstock, then a larger strip of black cardstock, stuck down in the centre of the card.  Two different sized stars cut out, with a bit of paper piercing around the larger star and a sentiment placed across the star. 

  

 

Why don't you have a go and make your own version? 

Cards from weekend class

Finally I am able to show you the cards we made this weekend at our latest get together.  It's hard trying to design cards for other people to make, trying to come up with a new layout or technique, and then agonising over whether it's too hard, too easy, too boring, will take too long to make or too, too, too...., but anyway, this is one of the cards we made on Saturday, one of the easier ones.  

I tried to use products from either the Occasions catalogue or Sale-a-bration products, and here is what resulted.  First off we used the Decorative Dots embossing folder.  This one is definitely a keeper, and hopefully it will return in the full catalogue in July.  The arrow is from the Petal Parade stamp set, also a Sale-a-bration giveaway.  

This colour scheme is more suited for men with Smoky Slate, Real Red and Black.   

                            

Seeing stars

While on a trawl through Pinterest I found a card similar to this, and knew I had to make one for myself.  The design looked quite easy and I had the star shape, just had to find some patterned paper that would suit.  Now I know a lot of people are similar to me in this regard - I have trouble cutting into a  sheet of patterned paper.  I actually have accumulated quite a bit, but I just don't like using it.  But I am coming around to the idea that if I don't use it up, I can't get anymore.  Motivation works.

I'm not sure what's going on with the photos, but the cardstock is actually a beautiful pale blue - Bashful Blue - and the paper a chocolate colour with blue highlights.  Blame it on the beautiful rain that's falling and watering our garden.  I tried photographing the card in various different parts of the house, with and without flash, and couldn't get the right colour.  So you will just have to use your imagination with this one.  It really does look good - crisp, clean and starry.