The stars are all used up

I haven't done a crafty post on here for ages, but I thought I would.

Wanted a chic card in a hurry but no time and don't want to spend loads of resources?

No worries: look to the simple star and black card for a quick solution.

I have stacks of craft resources but I don't like to throw them all at one card. It's the inner-thrifter in me and a certain amount of environment conscience that says, "It might end up in the bin- don't make TOO much go in the bin."

 Anyway, the main stars of these cards are the paper stars.  I bought an entire pack with over 100 (probably more- it was rammed full!)  of these from Poundland

 It was a simple matter to begin with a central sentiment (using an outline sticker) then arrange the stars in a circle around it.  Fill in the space with a silver gel men and Bob's your Uncle.

I used Poundland 3D double-sided sticky pads (I used an 6th of ONE sticky pad under each star) to stick the stars on because I like them to look a bit more 3d but this lot really only took me about 15 minutes in total.  I'm always willing to make duplicate when I find a simple idea!

Oh and a great crafting tool is a corner rounder punch. Like a hole punch but it turns a sharp corner into a nice curvy one!!

Better still, you can put any greeting in the middle of the circle and they can go to any age!

Do you have any simple ideas you like to use frequently?

Linking with Claire Justine at Creative Mondays