Hi Folks! Teen boy birthday cards continue to be in high demand at our house, so I've been trying to focus on making more of those. This time, since I had a design that I was happy with, I left the stamps on the misti and just kept on making these one layer cards. Let's take a look!
As sad as I was when Michele retired my favorite Rad set, you can imagine how thrilled I was when she announced she was bringing it back, only better than ever! Rad 2 is full of great words that you can mix and match like I've done here to get the exact message you want.
I die cut a large star from Stars Fri-Dies and used that as a template to blend the vibrant Catherine Pooler Inks onto the card.
I tried some warm, pretty colors, and voila, a teen girl card!
Sometimes I'd make a mistake and sponge ink outside of my stencil (see the large pink strip under "totally") but instead of tossing it like I would have done years ago, I've learned to embrace these telltale signs that it's a handmade card. Especially on a grungy, laid back card like this.
It was fun trying different color combinations.
And I love that they are all one layer. Couldn't be easier!
It was also exciting to see what different shades of color would appear where the stars overlap. I think those overlapped areas make the cards more interesting.
These cards are over at the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog today if you'd like additional information. Feel free to use my code "KELLY2017" which will save you 15% off any purchases at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.
Thanks for looking!
-Kelly
These are awesome, Kelly! That Rad 2 set is on my wish list! ;)
ReplyDeleteawesome! i love the pops of color, very cool
ReplyDeleteFantastic set of cards! I love the overlapping inking!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are totally Awesome !
ReplyDeleteYour cards are great and colorful, Kelly, and so many of them. You shouldn't need any for a while. I just have to say this, Kelly, and it's no reflection on you but it should be 'an' epic, not 'a' epic. I looked and there's no 'an' in the set. Too bad.
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