Sunday, March 4, 2012

Retro Stars


Hello again! I hope you've had a relaxing weekend - it has been a lot cooler here and a bit wet, so we took our girls down to watch the Todd River flowing yesterday (for those of you overseas, the Todd River is a dry river through Alice Springs and only flows rarely - it hasn't flowed for 18 months); it was the first time for the little one seeing it flow. Today I've been able to spend a bit of time at my craft desk - yay!

I haven't played along with ColourQ or Stampin' Royalty for a while, but this week's challenges were perfect for a fun 4 year old boys card; great retro colours from ColourQ, and 'Dressing Down (No Embellishments)' from Stampin' Royalty.


I have been wanting to try 'fully embossed panels', so I adhered the stars to the background panel before running the whole panel through the Big Shot. I'm really happy with the effect (this is actually the second card I did today with this!) - no embellishements required!!


Have a great week and thanks for visiting!

10 comments:

Unknown said...

Natasha this is great...perfect for a little boy. I've never tried this either but I know what I'm doing today! Thanks for the inspiration.

Arielle H Gordon said...

SUPER DUPER COOL, Natasha! I love the embossing! Thank you so much for playing with us at the colourQ this week!

Suzanne Bier said...

Such a fun birthday card! The colors are perfect for a boy's card...awesome job! Thanks for joining us at the colourQ this week! :)

Sylvia said...

What a bright and beautiful birthday card for a four year old, Natasha, I love your embossed stars, very nice! Thanks for joining us at the ColourQ this week.

Lyndal said...

Gorgeous card Natasha - the embossing looks fantastic :)

Tracey McNeely said...

Natasha such a pretty card, is that the PTI linen and canvas impression plate? If it is I have never seen such a fantastic impression with it.

LeAnne said...

This is fabulous---I love this technique and it works great with the stars! We are so glad you played with the CQC this week!

Jenn said...

What great card for a little boy! Love the inlaid embossing with the stars. Thanks for joining us this week at Stampin' Royalty

Marlena M. said...

This is such a terrific card. I love the soft stars in the background. It's a celebration for sure!

Nance said...

Love your card! Congrats on Courtier!