With guests arriving this week, I have been trying to get the house in order and as much meal preparation as is possible, so we can spend time without me being constantly in the kitchen. I was getting fed up and decided I needed to take a break, so my craft room came to my rescue. I know I won’t spend much time in here after tomorrow so getting one card done makes me feel good.
The challenge at Seize the Birthday, is to include a star, and Peace on Earth is always an anything goes Christmas theme. Stars work for both and the sentiment I’ve used also works for a birthday or for Christmas. I started with the colours and used Distress Oxides in Evergreen Bough and Aged Mahogany. To get the circles I used a couple of plastic caps and inked them directly from the ink pad. Then I sponged the inks and added sparkle spray over a scrap piece so I could cut the stars. This was done using an infinity set from Hero Arts. I added them as you see along with the sentiment which is from a GKD set. Inking a card front to match the colours and some scrap card behind for dimension the focal panel was added. Using some star sequins, intended mainly for shaker cards, I added a few here and there for some additional shine.
This didn’t take long and allowed me to get a few minutes rest before I go back to my preparations. Fortunately most of the meal prep is done and tomorrow I will do a quick vacuum and dust as well as double check the rooms they will be using. My bed and breakfast expertise is coming into play even though these are friends and not customers. They won’t care, but I do, LOL!
Thanks for stopping by, I do appreciate you and any comments you may make.
Lavender House Creations 
Lovely card! Glad it brought you a bit of relief for a few minutes.
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Thanks. A sit down and a bit of creativity is a good pick me up.
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Great card. Love how you you created the circles.
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Thanks Judy.
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Love the circles you created with the inked lids and the sparkly paper you created for your stars! Nice card design!
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Thanks it was fun to make.
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What a versatile design! Love how you created the circles and it’s a great colour scheme. Thankyou for playing along at Seize the Birthday, Cathy x
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Many thanks.
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Love the combination of stars & circles – it’s a great design! Enjoy your time with your friends!
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Thanks a lot.
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Great card. Love the combination of circles and stars. If my hands cooperate I’d like to try your method of stamping the circles. Have fun with your guests.
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Thanks. It wasn’t so hard on my hands Gerry. Try it.
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Great design and color combination. Love your inked circles.
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Thanks a lot.
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Love this, Johanna! The added circles complimented your stars perfectly. I hope you are enjoying your time with your company. Thanks for taking the time to join us at Seize the Birthday even when you are busy!
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Thanks. It has been a hectic, but fun time. I’m exhausted though and am just vegging out at the moment.
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This is really pretty and I love the colors for Christmas. Also love that you can use it easily for either Christmas or a Birthday.
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Thanks. It made into the honours list which was a nice surprise.
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