this week's brief at city crafter-- stars and sparkle-- is, as you may already have noticed, right up my street! having said that, when i read the challenge, i envisioned making something very pink, very sparkly, and well, girly as all get out. then a little peek at my birthday book revealed that what i really need RIGHT NOW is a birthday card for my friend joshua. so some pretty fast mental recalculating took place, and i came up with this, instead:
(patterned paper: basic grey, authentique, dcwv; cardstock: core'dinations; thickers: american crafts; gem stars: queen + co; star dies: spellbinders; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, gluedots, sewing machine)
one of my favorite things about josh is that a card with the word "dude" spelled out in sparkly silver glitter letters will not so much as raise an eyebrow on his part. gotta love that in a man, right??!
for my layout, i used kimber mcgray's saturday card challenge sketch at two peas in a bucket:
this is one i will print out and save, since i can already see about 27 different ways to use it... some of which involve washi tape... come to think of it, i think i will sign off and pursue at least one of those right now. do go back to enjoying your regularly scheduled sunday, darlings, this may take some time! :)
DUDE...I LOVE it:)
ReplyDeleteA perfect combination of stars and sparkles ... Brilliant take on the sketch and the challenge my friend ... Many thanks for playing at CCCB this week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card! Very nice and sparkly and yet, cool for a guy, what a brilliant job you have done! Thanks for sharing it with us at CCCB!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun card. I am loving all your stars. Great take on the sketch my friend. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at CCCB!
ReplyDeleteI must say DUDE more often. It's one of those words that, depending on intonation, can really convey anything you might need to say. And yes, sparkly silver letters? A man who sees past the glitter is worth his weight in it! Love your starry take on this awesome sketch :)
ReplyDeleteSees past the glitter? Oh no, no, no, no, no. A real mam embraces the glitter. Or at least that is what CK told his workmates during a meeting many years back when his silver hair sparkled with the green glitter my bebe girl had been using the previous day.
ReplyDeleteLove this! Looks wonderful and the Fall colors are perfect for this time of year!
ReplyDeleteHow cool is this card! I printed out this sketch this morning to play tonight. You rocked the sketch awesome!!! Thank You so much for sharing this week at CCCB :-)
ReplyDeleteFab card Dude! Love it! So glad to hear your power has been restored!!!
ReplyDeleteWASHI? YOU?! And now i've added ANOTHER challenge blog to my reader. Read 10, add 15. yeah, that's about right.
ReplyDeleteAnd i WAS expecting pink. :D
Absolutely great boys card. I love it. I hope you win. I planned on making a card for this sketch and have not yet. Considering its due this afternoon.... well its looking like that is not going to happen.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! I love how you made a dude sparkle card.
ReplyDeleteSimple and elegant deserves for plastic cards printing, as it makes it durable and long lasting...
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