Let's strip!

 Ha! Got your attention didn't I???
Let's strip is the current challenge over at CASual Fridays. I was working through my July and early August birthday list yesterday addressing and signing cards and realized I 
still needed one more masculine card. I pulled out my Simple Stories Awesome 6x6 paper pad (which I had not cut into!) and then remembered the fun prompt at CAS Fridays - to use strips of patterned or coloured paper on your creation. 


It came together rather quickly once I decided to cut out stars on my Cricut and layer them to make a focal point. I made four of these so as to have some masculine bday cards in the stash, but didn't put the fabric buttons (We R Memory Keepers) on all of them - I like to keep a few flatter for mailing.

The second version - different stamp, slightly different focal point, no button.

The plan now is to use a similar sketch to come up with a Christmas card design that can be easily mass produced. I am way behind on my Christmas cards - I have only 13 made so far. Last year I probably had fifty or so done by now. Gotta get on that - thankfully there seem to be lots of Christmas in July challenges popping up which has provided a swift kick in the pants!


Happy Saturday!
Shanna :)


What I used:
papers: Simple Stories - Awesome 6x6 *
stamps: CTMH - Happy Birthday (first sentiment) and Card Chatter - birthdays
Cricut Art Philosophy
buttons: We R Memory Keepers fabric buttons *
* Available at DAT'S