Super Amazing Spectacular YOU!

Friday Morning:  Edited to add:  Based on emails and comments received apparently my card photos did not upload for my last two posts. I have tried several work-arounds with no success. I checked my photo storage and it is adequate in Picasa Web Albums so I am hoping that maybe the problem is with blogger/google?  I am hoping to get this post updated with the photo asap - thanks for your patience!

:) Jill 

Friday - 2:54pm:  Finally found a message on a help board with a workaround.  Apparently the problem is only with uploading photos using "Internet Explorer".  I switched to Firefox and presto - I was able to upload them.  Ahhh! Computers - I have a love / hate relationship with them! LOL!!!  Thanks to Dawn for letting me know about the problem!  I thought I would let you all know what occurred in case anyone else is having a similar problem this week with Internet Explorer and photo uploads in Blogger.

NOTE:  This post has been updated since it was originally posted...a second card was added on Friday afternoon....

Here with a card for the January 2013 Cloud 9 blog hop.  I just loved the inspiration photo:

And here is my first card attempt at a fairly CAS card: 

I used a silver gelly roll pen to outline the insides of the small stars surrounding the negative die cut and I used carboard to outline the star.  In order to fit the YOU on the bottom of the card I had to have the top star covered by the die cut and I wasn't completely satisfied with the outcome.  I am out of time for tonight but I will probably make a second rendition of this card tomorrow.  Time to put my little one to bed tonight...

Friday Morning:

I went back to the drawing board and created a second card using smaller star dies and a longer card size...

 

I couldn't decide which direction to do the banner.  I think maybe the straight one mirrors the sentiment at the bottom of the card better...but here is a picture of it the other way too... 

Maybe less of an angle?  Does anyone else second guess themselves - especially once they start taking pictures and looking at them?  

On this second card I added some washi tape along the bottom of the card to help ground the sentiment. 

I am thinking about giving this card to Tim's amazing teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week in May....once I settle on the design I like best. 

Thanks so much for taking a look!  I am off to take a look at everyone's cards!  So fun!

Hugs,

:) Jill

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Oatmeal, Black

Stamps: Super Star - WPlus9

Ink: Kraft, Black

Other: Gelly roll pen - silver; scissors, star dies, glue, corner chomper, washi tape