Two birthday cards...

 I have made a lot of birthday cards for the thrift store, and today's post features two of them.

For this first card I played with some Brushos color crystals to create a vibrantly colored background. Once my background was dry, I embossed it with an argyle type embossing folder to add some texture. 

My colorful banners came from a spool of them that I had gotten from the thrift store. I still have a LOT left, so I'll be making more cards like this. The Happy Birthday and a few stars were die-cut from white glitter cardstock.

The inside was very simple with just a stamped sentiment.

This card is a bit busy for my taste, but someone liked it, because it sold quickly. I chose this fun colorful DSP and then selected my embellishments to match the colors of the stars in the background. 

The sentiment was die-cut and backed with red CS. I also add three thin strips of red cardstock and "decorated" them with enamel dots and stars that I had in my stash.

The inside sentiment for this card was exactly the same as the previous card.

I thought either of these cards would work well for a boy. I always wonder about the people who buy my cards, what they think of them and to whom they give them.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl