Hey friends! I’m absolutely thrilled to be participating in this awesome celebration of A Blog Named Hero‘s 2nd birthday! You should be arriving here at my blog from Christine Drogt‘s wonderful blog. If you’re just starting the hop now, you can head here for the beginning.
Here’s the card I made to celebrate this special occasion today:
I went a CAS (clean and simple) direction with this one, using some of my newest Hero Arts goodies, the Constellation background stamp with Unicorn Pastel Mint ink. I love the soft-but-present texture the pale mint gives to the white cardstock. The Pastel Mint ink does show up a little better in real life and is the perfect light mint color.
I stamped the bold Happy Birthday sentiment from It’s Your Day stamp set in Navy Mid-Tone Ink, used Wet Cement cardstock as the base and kept the embellishments simple with Tim Holtz Mirrored Stars in a visually pleasing triangle formation. The end result is happy, celebratory, and perfectly gender neutral using this color scheme. Cards for guys are usually so difficult, aren’t they?! Haha.
Supplies used on this project: Click below to see where you can buy the products used on this project. Click on “SS” for the product at Simon Says Stamp and “EH” for the product at Ellen Hutson. I only link to products and shops that I know and love. Thank you for your support!
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Thanks so much for stopping by today! The next stop on the hop is my good (and talented!) friend Stephanie Klauk, so hop on over there to continue on this trail of happiness and celebration!
Also, be sure to leave a comment on each stop to increase your chances to WIN one of two prize packages from Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp!
Love,
Britta
Simple and beautiful card!
Beautiful CAS card
I love this CAS card, the stars just make it x
Love clean and simple cards…Thanks for the chance to win!
What a brighty card jeje It´s so nice!
Love the card.
happy B-day ABNH!!!!
Nice use of the constellation background stamp!
So cute! Love the silver stars!
Awesome masculine card! LOVE!!!
Love that great subtle background, wonderful card!
Ooooh, I love sparkly stars! I just bought some and your card has inspired me to go use them right away. Love it!
Love that constellation background with the sweet rhinestone stars!
Perfect combination, subtle background and sparkly stars.
Very nice!! TFS
The simplicity of this card really makes this card shine. Thank you so much for sharing your talent as part of the birthday blog hop.
Love this card, so simple, so stunning. Perfection!
What a fun card!
Cute and sparkly card !!
pretty card!
Great card for any guy! Love the stars and that subtle background!
Great card! Happy 2nd birthday to ABNH! ;-)
Great card… congrats to ABNH for 2nd year!
cute card! TFS!
Simple but striking! :)
Great card.
Really pretty and elegant in it’s simplicity. Lovely!
Thanks for sharing your card! I love the soft stamped background.
Love the clean and minimalist feel to this card! Nice!!1
Very elegant! Love those TH stars too!
Love how subtle this is and then you added the sparkles.
Happy Birthday,,,nice card
Like the Clean & Simple CAS look with the sparkle of the stars.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
So simple and so classy. Love it, thanks for sharing it on the hop!
This is so fun! Love the CAS and the added bling!
Love your simple card. I’m happy to have discovered the ABNH blog. Looking forward to seeing more of it. Thanks for an opportunity to win a Hero Arts prize.
Love your card!
What a fun card love the stars great job!
Love this CAS look and good for anyone!
Lovely and simple Birthday card. I love the background you used.
You are right that is a nice guy card.
lovely simple card.
Yes simple, but very beautiful card!
I really like that birthday stamp you used!
great CAS card!
Love your CAS design and all the sparkle you added with the stars! Awesome card, Britta!
I agree with you… cards for guys are sometimes very difficult!
Wonderful CAS card-love the subtle background.
I know a couple of guys who would love this fuss free card. Thanks for the share.
Very cute–love the stars.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com
Thank you for inspiring me to do some CAS and masculine cards!
Gotta love that background stamp!
Pretty CAS design!!!
I love the clean and simple look in a card, great job!
I love the constellation stamp! Your card is simple but wonderful!
A great CAS card! Love the sentiment font.
I love the simplicity of this card.
Great CAS card…
Love that sentiment stamp!
Lovely CAS card, Britta.
Great masculine card. Love the CAS design.
A lovely simple card Britta.
I really love the simplicity of your card!!! Beautiful!!!
Such a great card. TFS!
Love the simplicity and those fabulous stars!
Such a fun card. Thanks
Great job…I just love this card!!
I love the simplicity, the bling and the overall cas design!
Love the birthday sentiment.
YAY! Good to see you creating again! Love this card!
Love this clean and simple card!
Such a pretty card, love how you used the background stamp.
I love the simplisity of this card thanks that you are showing me that little things are beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love the CAS card. An ideal design for any men who don’t like things flowery. Thanks for sharing.
What a great hop, lots of talent here!
I love the card especially the background stamp
Such a great CAS design lovely card. Congrats with ABNH celebrating their second anniversary and thanks for sharing.
cool background
this is so elegant and simple.. what, 10 min. like?
Very CAS, love the stars
Dear Britta,
beautiful card – I love the background paper
greets Nicole
Lovely! The mint color is fabulous.
Love the constellation stamp. Your card is simple but beautiful
Love your clean and simple design!
Your card is so sweet and dreamy I love the birthday concept of it all and to me it makes me think of “Wish upon a Star” after all before you blow out your candles you are supposed to make a wish. Love your card it sends a precious message and feeling.
Great CAS design
I love this CAS card! It is so elegant… Btw love your videos :)
So nice to see you blogging again :) Miss your crafty posts.
Have missed your card posts. Love the cards.
Beautiful CAS card.
Love this simple & elegant card :) The constellation background is great!
I love your CAS card! It is so elegant! btw … your videos are great :)
love the mint color – going to have to check that out. The constellation stamp is on my wish list!
great card!
Sandra ltb
Simplicity is beautiful!
great card
Love all the cards that I have seen so far on this hop. Happy Birthday ABNH. Here’s to many more years! Cheers.
Great card! Very clean lines
Love the simplicity of this card. Sometimes we forget that less is more!
Nice!
Love it! So classy :)
So good to see a card for a guy. Thanks!!!
Nice Card!! :)
Very simple nice card.
Great card!!!
Fabulous CAS design!! TFS!
fantastic! love this style :)
A very pretty but simple card!
Simpel and very beautiful
So beautifully clean and simple. That background is perfect. Might have to add that to my collection… :)
This card is perfect for a guy! Thanks for the inspiration!
You had me at “constellation background” :) I have been ogling this stamp since release. I’ve not seen many use the pastel inks yet though, it would be good to see more examples of how they can be used. Fab card!
Love this card. The background is a nice touch.
CAS cards are often the best. The new constellation stamp is one of my favorites!
Simple but elegant designs. Thanks for sharing.
Love the CAS look!
Love the subtle background – what a great stamp!
Love the clean and simple look, thanks for sharing!
Love the subtle background. TFS It’s good to see you back!
Hard to see on screen, but I love a pale mint green and I’m guessing it is a beautiful card with all the sparkly stars!
Love the silver stars!
Love the background…the mirrored stars are prefect with it…I love that I can use this card idea for a male…thanks!!
I love that constellation background!
Love the background! very nice and stylish card!
Very sweet, clean and simple card.
how did you make CAS so stunning? great inspiration!
Love the background!
Love the masculine card, colors are perfect! Thanks for sharing!
would love, love, love to win the prize package–
thanks for the give away–
Subtle background is great! Nice CAS card!
So Elegant !
LOVE the blue ink!
I love the sweet and simple stars card! Thanks for being part of the HOP.
Great hop, love your CAS card, just my style
I like your clean and simple look, very cute. Good idea for a masculine card too, thanks for sharing.
Love this simple elegant card!
Love the cas style. Great card.
Love the simplicity of your card. Thanks for sharing.
Nice, clean and simple….really like this!
Great card! Love this constellation background! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Nice card, love the constellation background. Thank you for sharing
Hi Britta! Your card is ‘out-of-this-world’ and love the stars! Thanks for sharing : )
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Very sophisticated card!
Love the simplicity of this card!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Happy Birthday!
Great masculine card!
Cool CAS card! Lovin’ it!
~God bless~
Very simple and very nice!
Nice card.
Simple cards can speak volumes. Love the Constellation background.
Super cute! Love the stars!
Love the clean simple look card.
LOVE the CAS look!
Love this card. Thanks for sharing
Loved the simplity of the look even though there was several things going for it!!!
Sweet simplicity.
Fun card—Great job!
Love the clean & simple look & the constellation background is sooo nice. I need that one!
A great card to use for the guys!
What a CAS card! Perfect for anyone!
sweet and lovely!
Great card for anyone. Thanks for sharing.
Great card. Love the stars!
great CAS card for a guy! :)
Very nice…great for a guy which is a hard thing to do sometimes. Happy Birthday!
Great card! Sometimes simple is best. Classic.
Great card – love the constellation background – it is so subtle
Simple but beautiful. Thanks for sharing
Oh, how simple, and how stunning!! Love the subtleness of the background stamp and those shiny stars!
Love the constellation stamp! Paired with the mint ink, very pretty thanks Britta
Cute card, love the stars on this card. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Birthday!
I just love blog hops!
Very elegant card. TFS!
Love your card – that background is so subtle but adds just the right touch!
This is fabulous!
Great CAS card, Britta!
Subtle and Beautiful. Love that sentiment stamp.
Great CAS card! TFS!
Great CAS card!
I love all the inspiration I get from Blog Hops and this one so far is amazing! My wish list continues to lengthen! Thanks for sharing your work!
Beautiful, beautiful card!
Great C & S card :-)
Love this card!
Like this clear Card.
What a fabulous, subtle background, Britta … the sparkling stars are perfect with it! Anita :)
love your simple yet beautiful card and those mirrored T Holtz stars are incredible! Hadn’t seen them before! Thanks for the hop!
Clean, simple and very classy.
this is such a great card. Love the simplicity of it!
Love this CAS!
clean and simple, love it!!!
Love your CAS card!
Love that sentiment stamp set! Great card!
Such a happy card! Love it!
Love the CAS design. Thanks for sharing.
What a great looking clean card. Very nice!
Great card and I love the birthday stamp.
Love your simple card and I have the same stamp sets too from hero arts…lovely simple card..
Great CAS card, Britta. Love the starry BG. Thanks
Great card. Love the subtle background. It makes the sentiment pop.
Fabulous CAS birthday card!
Beautiful CAS design. I can see that constellation background getting a lot of use, how versatile is that !
I love this classy card! I am so in love with stars right now!
Great card! Love that background :)
Gorgeous CAS card Britta!!
simply card always great !!
yay, i have both the sentiment stamp and some star bling so i could recreate this card. thanks for sharing.
wonderful masculine card, perfect for a young teenager. TFS!
Cute and simple!)))
Great card! I do find masculine cards hard to make, so thanks for the inspiration!
love those mirrored stars!
Great card! I bet it looks even more awesome in person!