Space Cadet

Do you ever start making a card (or set of cards) with one thing in mind and end up doing something completely different?  I started this set of cards with a simple plan to have a full background of outer space, but they turned out a little different!

Recently, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a card posted by Sara Zoppi (le_cosebelle_di_sara) for the new My Favorite Things release.  (Please click the link to go take a look.  It is simply GORGEOUS!)  Her card featured a stripe of vibrant color on the right side of the card with blank white space and a sentiment on the left side of the card.  It was so striking that I randomly thought about it for days.  I knew I had to use this layout on a card, and thought this set of space cards was the perfect time.

I started the space background by ink blending Taylored Expressions ink in random spots on a half sheet of cardstock.  I then went in with Distress Oxide Black Soot ink over the top to make the space part of the space background.  After it dried, I flicked Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White and Tsukineko Silver Sheer Shimmer Spray on the background to make the stars. I cut the background into pieces and glued them to the card bases.

After stamping the Taylored Expressions Space Cadet (retired) images and coloring them with Copic markers, I die cut the images to have them float around in space.  I had planned to make 2 cards but had almost enough images to make 3.  To finish out the third card, I found the TE Whole Wide World die set (retired) had the perfect size Earth to use for the aliens to abduct the cow from.

To finish the cards, I added the sentiments to the white blank space on the lower left of the card.  I am just in love with how these cards turned out!

Have a good day.
Kayla