Krafty Chicks challenge #799 - CAS

Good morning lovely friends, I hope you're having a good week so far.  It's very wet here at the moment so perfect weather for staying indoors and crafting! It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 3; and as always the theme is 'CAS (clean and simple)' and Diane is our hostess. Now we know that CAS is subjective but generally it's lots of white space, no embellishments (or very few) and an uncluttered design. It can be a difficult design to pull off but we hope you will take on the challenge and come over and join in the fun with us.

I made this card for my niece who had her special birthday yesterday.  I can't believe she is 21, it only seemed like yesterday she was toddling about playing with my sons.  Time certainly is flying at my time of life lol!  I know my card is pushing CAS this week but I was short of time and I think it mostly fits the bill - lots of white space, very few embellishments but it is a little fussy - but hey ho 2 out of 3 ain't bad and I'm happy with how it turned out.  I hope you like it too.  

Here is my card:

A closer look at the glittery number:

Plus I decorated the inside:

This card was a custom size as I wanted it a little bigger than A2, so my card base ended up being 4 3/4" x 5 3/4".  I cut a white panel 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" and die cut all the numbers randomly from the top left corner to the bottom right corner.  I cut a thin strip of the purple glitter card (just big enough to cover the space behind the 21 and adhered it with double sided tape.  I added lots of foam squares behind the panel and added it onto my card blank.  I also kept the insides of the 8, 5, 0, 4 and 6 and added them back in with teeny tiny foam squares.  I stamped my sentiment with black ink and cut it out with a sentiment strip die.  I added foam squares behind the sentiment strip and adhered it above the 21 (I made a little booboo so this was the perfect spot to cover it lol).  I finished off with 3 tiny black pearls just to bring in a little more black.  For the inside I cut a white panel a little smaller than usual as the purple glitter card was only 4" wide and it was the only piece I had.  I added a thin strip at the top of the panel and a slightly thicker strip at the bottom with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  The panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated * 

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'CAS' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

MFT - by the numbers die set

Uniko - everyday love sentiments, everyday sentiments & everyday family stamps

Clearly Besotted - simply said birthday stamp (for inside greeting) - no longer available

*Gina K Designs - large strip sentiments dies

Gina K Designs - mini gold, black and silver metallic pearls

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

purple glitter card from scraps bin

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Thank you x