Hope your birthday is a hit!

I'm over on the SugarPea Designs Blog today sharing this semi CAS card using some of the latest products from the SugarPea Designs release! This is one of those ideas that popped into my head during release week, but I didn't have a chance to execute it until now! I'm glad I have this opportunity to share it with you today!

This particular idea came to me when I was making the record player arm/needle using metallic paper for THIS card. It made me think how awesome it would be to make a platinum and gold record and try to recreate the look of how the recording artists frame their "hit records"! The sentiment pairs perfectly with this idea as well! I also wanted to get a little bit more "technique-y" with the Concentric Circles Stencil and used it to create the background for today's design.

To begin my card, I took a piece of white cardstock and centered the stencil over the paper and adhered it to a mat board using washi tape. I cut the piece larger than I needed so I could trim off the edges if need be; and I did end up by needing to! wink! I added a smooth layer of embossing paste and then carefully removed the stencil. Once that was done, I sprinkled embossing powder over the top and heat set it. It does get bubbly, but don't worry, this is completely normal. I set it aside to cool and got to work on the rest of the card elements.

As I mentioned earlier, the records are die cut out of silver and gold metallic specialty paper that I picked up at Hobby Lobby. They are $1.99 a sheet, but you can use a 40 percent off coupon or buy them when they are on sale to make them more affordable. I never use too much on any one design, so they usually last for a while. I used the Greatest Hits SugarCuts for both the records and the tiny little labels. 

I die cut a piece of black cardstock using the Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles SugarCuts to create the base to add the records. I heat embossed the sentiment, which is from the Greatest Hits stamp set, in the bottom left corner. The record label stamp and sentiment is also from this set. I layered everything onto the black rectangle using foam squares and added a few sequins here and there for some shine. The entire piece is adhered to a black standard A2 top folding card base. This was such a fast and easy design to create, but with some fun touches! Thanks for fluttering by!