Yesterday was my husband's birthday, and I really wanted to make it special. For my card, I wanted to use the challenges from Dynamic Duos, Crazy4Challenges, Our Creative Corner, and Less Is More.
I made this card using a cutout from the Artiste Cricut cartridge. The challenge at Crazy4Challenges was to use the negative space of your die cut. So I cut it right out of my card front. On the inside of my card I stamped the cupcake from Artiste, colored it with alcohol markers, and decorated the sprinkles with bitty sparkles. This card really came together nicely, because the exact stamp I wanted to use had stripes AND polka dots, which was the challenge for a one-layer card at Less is More! I used the colors sky blue & grass green from Dynamic Duos, and the inspiration photo from Our Creative Corner. I also added some Antiqued Copper brads for the metal embellishment from Our Creative Corner:
I had to use the Artiste booklet to hold my card closed. Here is the inside:
Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy
Stamps: Just a Number, Artiste birthday
Ink: Cocoa, Pear, Sky
Marker Sets: Pear, Sky
Other: Basic Bitty Brads, Sparkles - Brown & Tan Assortment
I also made a banner for his birthday using Black Artiste letters and paper from Dotty For You. I used jute twine and staples to hang it:
I took an idea I saw on pinterest and cut tablecloths in half legthwise to use as streamers. I like the way it looks!
And here's the birthday boy:
His presents and the cards DDs made him:
The cake I made is funny-looking! He only likes chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, but it looked kind of plain, so I whipped up a batch of butter frosting, dyed it green, and loaded it into a piping bag with a large star tip. I put a border around the edge, and then tried to write "Happy Birthday" in the middle. My tip was too large, so I ran out of room and had to go off the edge!
He had 17 candles and each one was worth 2 years. You do the math!
I hope you liked my birthday post. I might be making a bigger deal out of birthdays from now on, so check back in about a month when DD3 turns 4.
Hello Sarah
ReplyDeleteFantastic card, I like your cut_out of the cupcake, I do not make man cards... far too difficult, this one is just perfect, and with all your trimmings hubby must have had a great day.
Thanks so much for joining us at OCC this week we are thrilled to see your work.
Smiles:)
Sue
What a great image, it looks like you had a great day too!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"
Great card Sarah! I really like your cupcake and it is a perfect man card. It looks like you had a great time. Thanks for joining us at Our Creative Corner!
ReplyDeleteGreat card..love the cut out. Looks like he had a great birthday. Thanks for joining us this week at Dynamic Duos.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fabulous birthday card, Sarah! Love the beautiful CAS look. Great take on both challenges. Thank you for sharing with us at Our Creative Corner this week... :)
ReplyDeleteLove the way you have cut out the cake shape, great idea! Thank you for sharing your card with us this week at Dynamic Duos.
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