Counting Down to Your Special Day

This week's sketch at Match the Sketch caught my eye and I had to give it a try!  My version is a space themed birthday card using stamps from My Favorite Things.

I made the layout's two round panels into moons, complete with craters.  The craters were made by debossing a polka dot pattern on to the yellow circle die cuts.  I adhered the circles to the corners of a navy blue cardstock panel, then trimmed the circles down so they were flush with the panel's edges.  The panel was adhered to a contrasting red card base.

The "counting down to your special day" sentiment from the Out of This World set was stamped on a white cardstock strip.  After matting the strip with red and silver cardstock, I adhered it to the cardfront.  The panel was topped with one of the set's rocket images.  A few silver sequin "stars" scattered on the navy panel completed the design.

Materials Used:
Out of This World stamp set (My Favorite Things); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); Night of Navy, Real Red, and Crushed Curry cardstock (Stampin' Up!); silver paper (Target); circle die (Spellbinders); Polka Dot embossing folder (Lifestyle Crafts); silver sequins; foam tape