Saturday, January 10, 2009

All Boy!!


Or in my case, ALL BOYS!!! Terri, the owner of Creative Cuts and More, sometimes send me random cuts from her extensive collection. I love going through these and thinking up a project for them. Today I wanted to work with this sweet felt star, and I really love how it turned out.

I started with a base of Bashful Blue, then I added a Quick Strip down the side. These were from SU! a year or two ago. For 2009, I am either going to use or get rid of some paper. I used to be a horrible hoarder!! I can tell you that all hoarding does for you is leave you with lots of outdated paper. Join me in using all your new and best stuff in 2009!!

Then I sprayed these two with some Caspian Sea Shimmer Mist. I made this by adding one jar of Radiant Pearls to four ounces of hair spray. It works like a charm!

I then put the sticker on BB card stock and cut the circle. The way I got it in there perfectly is by positioning the die exactly where I wanted it and taping it down. I cut the scalloped circle from Barely Banana and stuck it on the felt star.

Then I grabbed the metal stars with my tweezers and heated then dipped them one at a time into my retired SU! Light Blue embossing powder. I love to use ep this way, and that is why I have 40 or so colors. These stars look beautiful IRL!!

Do you ever get a card three quarters of the way finished and then decide you want the ribbon in an inaccessable place? That's what happened here, so I just took my SU! slit punch and punched a tiny nip out of the top of the card. Now the ribbon loops all the way from the inside to the outside of the card.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great card! Love the layout!

Pat (mspfd) said...

This is awesome, Carla. Love the colors and all the stars. Beautifully done!

Ila said...

Fabulous card Carla!! I love that felt star and the way you put the ribbon on...Great tip!!...Hugs, Ila

Janine said...

Wow I love the colors on this card. So fresh!!
Have a great weekend.

~amy~ said...

Carla...LOVE this card...sooooo stinkin' SWEET! Your cards always have such wonderful details...

Carolina said...

ADORABLE!!!! Totally with you about the ribbon...most of the time I end up having to do something creative as well.

Chrissy D said...

This is gorgeous! I need to get over there and look around and do some shopping! I have not done that yet! TFS this adorable project!

Etha said...

Oh wow! the bubble strip and the felt star are super on this! Great composition!