MMSC17 - Starbursts for Dad

I'm baaaaaack!!! Sorry I've been missing for a while, but I hope to catch up now with some much needed creative therapy :) Let's start with this weeks sketch challenge at Midnight Madness. There is always soooo much going on there - between the great giveaways, the creative sketches, the fun contests, the awesome blog candy, etc., etc. . . . you would be MAD not to check it out!

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My card this week was inspired by a recent trip to NY, where I ran across these wonderful, super-sparkly prismatic papers by Best Occasions while shopping with my Mom & Dad. My Dad agreed to buy them for me under one condition - I have to make a card for him! He immediately chose this gold starburst design, so I had my work cut out for me (no pun intended) when I returned from my vacation. It's pretty sad when your family has to resort to bribery to receive a handmade card from you! *snicker*

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Priscilla's sketch was a fairly simple one, so it was easy to go all out with the "bling"!

I mimicked the starbursts on this fab paper with my sewing machine and stitched with gold metallic thread. I used some gold elastic cording and some real pretty gold brads from K & Co.'s Que Sera Sera line.

My Cricut "Dad" diecut was glittered with Martha Stewart Brownstone using Scor-Pal's great adhesive sheets and in keeping with the starburst theme, mounted on top of 4 starburst nesties all popped up w/ dimensional tape.

I stamped & embossed the strip behind everything with a little "thanks" stamp by Inkadinkado and ran one layer of paper through my Cuttlebug snowflake folder which looked more like starbursts when added to all of the others!

Besides the fab prismatic papers, all of the other papers used are K & Co.'s recycled cardstock sheets - made with 100% post-consumer waste & printed with soy ink!

Gotta remember our planet whenever we can :)

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out all of the other creations by the Midnight Madness Design Team as well as our talented guest designer for Sept. - Carol Hurlock - WELCOME Carol! - then get started on your own design!

Carolyn
Charlotte
Chris
Denise
Jane
Jeni
Jessica
Kimmie
Michelle
Phyllis
Priscilla
Shawne
Sue

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