Star Trek Birthday Cards

Hello, everyone!  Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Carole - thank you for joining me!

Today I'm sharing two cards I made for Brian's birthday! Today is his day!  When I asked him a couple months ago what kind of card he would like, he requested a Star Trek theme so this is what I've made!

Card #1

This is the first time I've attempted a galaxy background with Distress Inks. I used Mustard Seed, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch, and Black Soot. I add splatters of water as well as some white acrylic paint mixed with water. The galaxy background was a little trickier than I thought, and of the two I made, this was the better one, so I went with it.  I die-cut the inky background with Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangles and mounted on black cardstock.

I found an image of the original Starship Enterprise by doing a Google search.  I printed it on photo paper and fussy-cut.  I found the sentiment through a Google search as well and then die-cut with Gina Marie Designs Drop Pennant. I finished off the card with three tiny star sequins.

Card #2

For my second card, I wanted to mark the 50th anniversary of Star Trek's debut in 1966.  I found the Trek 50 insignia through a Google search, printed it on photo paper, and placed it behind a card panel die-cut with Gina Marie Designs Dot Studs Circle. It's hard to tell in the photo but the card is outlined in sparkly black washi tape and there is a thin strip of sparkly black washi across the card. I followed the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches (shown below).  The sentiment is from Create with TLC and it was a freebie at one point (thank you!).  I printed it on yellow cardstock and die-cut with Impression Obsession Banners and Tails.

I would also like to support the following challenges: Artistic Inspirations AG UE; Craft Your Passion AG 2/3; Creative Craft Cottage AG 1/3; Crop Stop Linky Party #20 (Card #1 - Distress Inks available at Crop Stop here) 3/5; Die Cuttin Divas Birthday 1/3; DL.ART September Linky AG UE 1/d; Doing Life AG with Create with TLC (Card #2) 1E; Glitter n Sparkle AG 3/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Just Keep On Creating AG UE; Memories Crafter Catherine's Challenge - New Colouring Medium (Card #1 - first time trying galaxy background); Mod Squad Celebrate Your Inner Splat (Card #1) 1/3; Not Just Cards September AG UE; One Stitch at a Time AG Special Day UE; Penny's Paper-crafty AG 1/3; The Male Room Star Trek; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Punches or Dies 2/2; Through the Craftroom Door AG 1/2; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk2 1/5



Thank you for looking at my cards! Wishing you a joyful day!