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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Starry Birthday

When I saw my pal Lydia's card here, I knew I needed to see how she made it and CASE her idea. I went to the free printable graph paper web site and printed out a few sheets of different sizes and shapes of grids, then I used one of them to make this:

Oh, look, it's crooked.

I cut the star shape from the graph paper, then colored it with three colors of Copics. I then die-cut the same shape from some fun foam and used it as a layer behind the star.

I was following the current MFT Sketch Challenge, and I didn't even mix it up - I just went with the original sketch:


I'm also entering this card in the Nacho Average Challenge color challenge:



and the Runway Inspired challenge:




Thanks for stopping by!

Update: This card won Top Nacho at Nacho Average Challenge!


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10 comments:

  1. LindseyApril 12, 2015 at 9:50 PM

    What a terrific card! I've only used graph paper for a brief flirtation with quilt cards. This looks like fun!

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  2. Wendy G.April 12, 2015 at 10:20 PM

    That star is totally cool. I was sure it was cut from patterned paper!

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  3. JanaApril 13, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    Love this! Great colors

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  4. AnonymousApril 13, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    Its beautiful! Love that soft blue and that fantastic star on it!

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  5. AnonymousApril 13, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    Such a cute, simple and fun idea Leslie! The use of graph paper is genius! Thanks for playing along with the Runway Inspired Challenge ;-)

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  6. Princess Judy PalmerApril 13, 2015 at 3:18 PM

    I'm a big fan of grids and should either be mathematically inclined or a gamer, but I'm neither. Love this idea and the colors.

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  7. Christy LynnApril 13, 2015 at 9:21 PM

    What a fun card! Love the grid pattern you used on the star, it looks fabulous and is a great take on the inspiration photo. Great use of the Nacho color challenge too, so thanks for playing along at Nacho Average Challenges this week!

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  8. KathyaApril 15, 2015 at 11:55 PM

    Love this clean and simple card and the grid pattern on your star is great! Thanks for creating with us at Nacho Average Challenges.

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  9. Alice April 17, 2015 at 7:01 AM

    love your coloring on the star! such a delightful card! thanks for playing along with MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge!

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  10. Laura DavisApril 17, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    Soooo cute!
    Laura

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I'd love to hear what you really think! :-)

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