February 6, 2013

An Awesome Birthday Card with CAS-ual Fridays Stamps


Hey there!  I have a card featured over on the store blog for CAS-ual Fridays Stamps today, so I'm popping in quickly to share it here, too.

Our good friends have a son who will be turning 8 this year, so I thought it would be fun to use stamps from Rad to get a head start on his birthday card.  His dad is the only person I've ever heard use the phrase "like a boss", so it seemed appropriate.  :)

This is super easy to put together, once I'd settled on my design and colors.  I placed the uninked stamps on the top red panel to line them up, picked them up all at once with my acrylic block, then stamped them with Real Red ink.

The nice thing about the white strip?  If you mess up the stamping on the white card base, you can always stamp it again on a separate strip and slip it into place.  Not that I would actually know that from experience or anything.  ;)

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Real Red, Tangerine Tango), WPlus9 Design Studio (White)
Stamps:  CAS-ual Fridays Stamps (Rad)
Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Real Red, Tangerine Tango), Versamark
Tools:  Fiskars (star punch)
Accessories:  Filigree (white embossing powder)

Like the punched holes I've done before, I like the simple look of the punched out stars for a masculine card, and it's a bonus that it stays flat for mailing.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Come back tonight for a new CASE Study challenge!

11 comments:

Tracey McNeely said...

Christina this is such perfect card for an 8 year old! I love the vibrant colours and that stamp set in 'awesome'.

xiumaiyuki said...

It is awesome!! I like how you sneaked "like a boss" in there!! He'll love it.

Kristie Goulet said...

I LOVE this card! Amazing job!! I have pinned this to CASE at a later date! Thank you for sharing your talent!!!

Tasnim said...

wow what a cool card! Love the design; how you popped the red panel, looks awesome! and I just Love the sentiments!

Deb said...

Awesome card Christina! Love those punched out stars!

Brandi said...

This card is awesome! The red is so bright and fun!

Karen B. said...

My boys would love this card!

Jean Martin said...

Oooh! I likey! :)

Sharron said...

I just love this card, Christina! It is a super 'guy' card! And your design is wonderful. The sentiment panel and cut out stars are such great elements.

Kelly Griglione said...

Ummm, LOVE this!!! The white embossed text is perfect. And of course the punched starts. Love me some negative shapes! Such a great design, Christina!

Lisa A. said...

Just had to let you know that I LOVE this card, Christina!!! I love everything about it...the design...the use of and the layout of all the sentiments...EVERYTHING!!! Love your amazing creativity:)!!

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