Cancer Zodiac – Card Making Inspiration

I’ve been looking for something a little bit different for making birthdays cards. These cute zodiac digital stamps from Polkadoodles were perfect. I’ve paired them with Stars Shining papers from Craft Sensations in celestial shades of purples and blues for a really elegant birthday card.

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Digital Stamping

The zodiac digital image is from Polkadoodles, part of their Zodiac Digital Craft collection. 

I print my digital stamps onto Ultimate Graphic 160gsm paper. It’s bright white so my colours really pop and it’s super smooth surface makes blending easier.

I’ve coloured this image with my Winsor & Newton BrushMarkes. Here’s the shade’s I’ve used:

ProMarker Brush Colours – Purple

ProMarker Brush Colours – Blue

ProMarker Brush Colours – Yellow

ProMarker Brush Colours – Pink

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Designer Papers

These Stars Shining Papers from Craft Sensations were the perfect match.

I get most of my papers from The Range because they are always such great value. I believe this pack was just a pound.

The papers are covered in lovely stary night patterns in soft shades of purple and blue, perfect for these feminine zodiac cards.

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Die Cutting

My XCut Star Flourish dies were perfect for the zodiac theme of these cards.

I like to use distress inks to add a bit of colour around my images. I use a Blending Tool to sweep the ink onto the edges of my die cut shape. For this card I’ve used Stormy Sky.

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Embellishments

I’ve embellished this card with tiny pearls.

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Greeting

Choosing the greeting for this card was tricky. I couldn’t find anything along the lines of “Happy Birthday Cancer”.

So I’ve used a simple printed Happy Birthday that I composed using Canva.

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Take a Peak Inside

I think it’s such a shame to receive a beautifully decorated card only to open it and be faced with a blank page. So I use more of my designer papers to decorate the insides of my cards. I mostly use scraps leftover from the main design and a 10cm square of plain paper to write a nice message onto.

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Products I’ve Used

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Take a Look at my Etsy Shop

This handmade greeting card is availible to buy in my Etsy shop.

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Pin it Now, Craft it Later

I do hope you have enjoyed having a peak at my latest card making project. Please feel free to use my handmade cards to inspire your own creations, pin it to your Pinterest for later.

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