In catching up with the blogs last week, I just loved a birthday card I saw on Sarah Hamar's blog. I decided to give it a try myself. I started by making a card featuring the star pattern on hers. I used some DCWV birthday paper I picked up in an open stock sale at Joann's along with some scraps from my scrap bin including some from the Twinkle Twinkle Little Boy line from My Mind's Eye. I embossed the background with my Sizzix. I wrote the sentiment in the Silhouette Design Studio and used the print and cut feature to ensure my sentiment was centered. I used a star pattern in the software to cut stars including the white star layer. A few pop dots under the stars gave them a little dimension and I finished them off with Irock studs in a blue to tie the blue together. Super simple and cute!
But I decided to take it another step by trying it with a different pattern. I kept the layout the same, but his time I used a floral pattern. I again used the Silhouette Design Studio to write the sentiment and cut it out. I used the outline feature to cut the paper to mat it on. Then I found a cute flower in my library. But it wasn't quite perfect. It had lines running down the center of each petal. So I carefully cut out the lines and manipulated the points to clean up the petal cuts. Then I finished the centers with Irock gems.
I still think the star card is cuter. Maybe because I just like the bright colors better...
