Brushed Birthday Wishes

Hi folks,

Just popping in to share a couple of cards I made using the big flowery paper from the Brushed paper pack from Close to My Heart.

As a card maker, I find the larger prints on 12x12 paper sometimes hard to work with. But, as you will see below, keeping the layout simple and embracing the larger print can make for a fairly nice card (or two).

One of these has already gone out in the mail. The other one is for my stash.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, white card stock base. CTMH Juniper card stock for the mats.
• patterned paper: Close To My Heart "Brushed"
• sentiments: CTMH D1514 "Just a Number"  stamped in CTMH Juniper
• layout: Splitcoaststampers Card Sketch #508 (with a wee variation)

Challenges for this card:

• Seize the Birthday: Anything goes (birthday)

As always, thanks for stopping by!