Stardust Sprinkled

Hi friends! 

How are you on this Saturday?  I've been stamping all week for a special challenge that comes up every year on Splitcoaststampers. If you haven't already, check out this wonderful world-wide stamping community and you'll be amazed. I had the thrill of being selected to their design team a few years ago called the Dirty Dozen. I'm joining with other DT alumni by making samples for fun challenges this week in a yearly event called Dare to Get Dirty (DTGD) in which members are encouraged to stamp along with us.

That was a long explanation. Here's my card made for the Shiny Stars Challenge.

I knew I wanted a clean style instead of adding lots of distressing, or an inked background.I layered the neutral and blue card stock together and die cut the stars. Then I added the glimmer paper in between the layers and adhered them with strong tape.

The sentiment was embossed in silver - I love the Liquid Platinum embossing powder it is such  gorgeous shade. To add just a bit of grunge to my card, I shaded around the sentiment words with a Copic marker. The sweet sentiments of this set include one for inside that says, "SPARKLE it's your birthday!"  

The embellishments were kept simple with looped silver thread and sequins. 

Thanks so much for visiting me today. I appreciate every one and I love comments too!
 

Be yourself.

     Find delight in your craft.

          Make something beautiful!

 

Stamps: Penny Black - Smiles and Sprinkles

Paper: Whisper White, Simon Says Sea Glass and Fog Gray, Stampin' Up! - Glimmer paper

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Silver Thread, Verve - Starry Die, Sequins, Ranger - Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder

 

Comments

[vicki]

1.

OMG - it's so nice to see a birthday card that doesn't have a cupcake - don't get me wrong, I love a cupcake but this is such a refreshing change!! Gorgeous card -- love the simple style!

[stampspaperandink]

2.

Thanks for writing, Vicki, so nice to hear from you!

I agree about the fresh look at birthdays. I was stuck on which set to use. I have so many with stars, but when I found this sentiment it all clicked.

[Traci Davis]

3.

Beautiful card!

[stampspaperandink]

4.

Thank you, Traci. I so appreciate you popping in here to leave your comment. Makes me smile!

[Virginia Lu]

5.

Totally GORGEOUS, Cindy!! Love the star diecut, glitter and added silver threads! That sentiment is awesome, too! Thanks so much for playing Simon Says Stamp Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge!

[stampspaperandink]

6.

That means so much, Virginia! I love YOUR work! I was so glad to have some Penny Black to play along. Thanks for your kind comment.