I had the most fun creating this galaxy themed birthday card for the Scrapbook.com channel, and I packed it full of so many fun techniques that I hope at least one of them inspires you to get crafting! I started by ink blending a stunning galaxy background on white mixed media cardstock using Shooting Star, High Tide, Clear Skies, and Tropical Tango Stellar Inks in swooshing layers, then edged everything in Black Widow Stellar Ink and Black Soot Distress Ink to make those colors really pop like a glowing nebula.
I added water reactive splatter for texture, then die cut the background using the Thick and Thin Strips Decorative A2 Plate die and layered the colorful strips at the bottom of a black cardstock panel that I stenciled with lunar paste stars using the Batty Layered Stencil Set, filling in the gaps with metallic star rub ons from the Disco Balls and Cosmic rub on transfer sets. I layered the whole panel onto a piece of the Cosmic 6 by 8 patterned cardstock trimmed to A2 size so just a peek of that swirly pink and orange paper would show around the edges, then glued everything to a top folding A2 card base.
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For the focal elements I die cut the astronaut from the Astronaut and Rocket Decorative Die Set, doubling up the white cardstock base for extra sturdiness, then layered all the suit details using the Cosmic patterned paper, the Festive Duo smooth cardstock, and holographic metallic cardstock for the helmet glass and buttons. I turned the planet die cuts from the Cosmic Decorative Die Set into balloons by adding gold metallic balloon string die cuts from the Nested Round Balloons die set, embossing one planet with the Streamers 3D embossing folder for texture, and stamping "Happy Birthday" from the Mini Circle Sentiments stamp set onto a little green moon in Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink using my MISTI to keep it steady.
I arranged all the balloon planets so their strings would bundle together behind the astronaut's hand like he was holding them all, popped everything up with 1mm foam adhesive for lots of dimension, and finished the inside of the card with the "It's Your Day" sentiment from the Hooray stamp set plus a few of those extra galaxy strips along the bottom to tie it all together. Head over to the Scrapbook.com YouTube channel to watch the full video and if you enjoy it, please leave a comment because it truly helps get me back on their channel again!
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