Button Birthday gets a Makeover

I just couldn't leave my card from yesterday's post alone. I wasn't happy with it, but I thought it would be ok since I was sending it to a 6 year old, but I just couldn't stop thinking about it. I was lying in bed last night when it hit me. I'd use the same alphabet, but overlap the letters and colour them with copics. That would leave me more space for the candles on the right side. Yippee!!! Off to sleep I went, once I knew how to make my card better.

So here's the makeover version. I really do like it MUCH better than the original. It still uses the Jumbo Outline Alphabet but I used my SAMJ to place them exactly where I wanted. For the "Birthday 2 U" I used a combo of a word from the SU sets It's Your Birthday and Simple Serif Alphabet & Numbers. 

Now I feel much better about sending it.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

Button Birthday

Here's another card for one of my nephews. Not sure about it though...I don't love it. I'd rework it, but really, he's 6...will he care? I got the idea to use an alphabet stamp from this card on Tessa's blog. I like her design much better though. 

The layout is from the Our Creative Corner sketch challenge. 

The patterned paper is from Sonburn Designs...another line with boyish colours. 

I used my Jumbo Outline alphabet to stamp the letters onto patterned paper and but them out. I did the same for the candles with the Big Birthday Candle set and added some dazzling diamonds to the flame. The row of buttons is my attempt at a boyish scallop...actually, I think that may be my favourite part of the card. LOL! The word 'happy' ended up being on an upward slant...it was supposed to be more askew than that...not sure what I was thinking when I glued down the letters. 

Oh well...hopefully tomorrow will be a better mojo day.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen