The Bigger The Cake, The Bigger the Birthday

Hello.
Today I'm sharing this cute pup, hauling along the most enormous birthday cake.
Hmmm... chocolate sponge and, raspberry and vanilla icing, I think. Yum! 

I often overlook those little stamps in a set, but here, I've used them for the background.
The confetti and present were stamped onto some 'grapefruit' paper with versamark ink, sprinkled with white embossing powder and heat embossed.

Then I added a panel, die cut with an oval nestability, and my pup with his cake was coloured with copics and popped up with foam tape.

Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches 

I've rotated the sketch, to give me a landscape card,
but kept the sentiment at the bottom.

• mft - pawty time
• copic markers
• versamark ink and white embossing powder
• oval nestability

You Arrrrgh Awesome!

 Hello.

Pirates are big in our house right now.
We have a cardboard pirate ship in the front room for our Grandsons.
I am regularly made to walk the plank!

I die cut a circle into a card panel. Then, for the background, I used a cloud scrap that I had in my pile, and added the waves, and shoreline with die cut pieces. The boat was added into the waves, and then the pirate and his extras were placed around the sides. It took me ages to try and balance it out, hopefully it looks ok.

Challenge

Cardz 4 Guyz 

#371 Body of Water

Just for fun, I'm also sharing my Grandson's card. He's 4 years old.

If it's a family birthday he usually makes a card with some stickers and felt tips, but this time I thought he could try out some stamping.

I stamped the treasure chest for him, to show him how to do it, and then let him do the rest himself.
For a first attempt I am pretty impressed. 
I might have to start sharing my craft room!

• lawn fawn - ahoy matey
• nestie circle die
• time for tea designs - ocean waves dies
• copics / white gel pen

YOU CAN DO IT

Hello.
Today I'm playing along at the 
                    Inkspirational Challenge
where the cue word is 'Mask' - 
a word that we're all too familiar with right now!

It all seems a bit doom and gloom here right now,
so I was in the mood for a cheerful, positive card.
I made a rainbow style background from  circle nesties and some scrap papers,
then I popped up my little ninja and added the perfect, upbeat sentiment.

Challenge

Inksprirational

mama elephant - tiny ninjas
circle nestabilities
mft stamps - stitched scallop edge border die

SIMPLE CIRCLES

Hello.

Just dropping in today with a super, quick card for the 

Inspired by Challenge

As soon as I saw the inspiration photo (below) I knew I wanted to use those circles.

I stuck to a similar colour palette, and added a deeper pink from the bloom on the left.

I was also inspired by a card I recently saw on instagram by the hugely talented Angela @mycraftyperspective

Inspired by Challenge

supplies

textured card die cut with spellbinders circle nestie

congrats die from lawn fawn

Winter Moon

Whe I saw this week's MOON sketch from AAA Cards,

I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

A little snow scene, with santa and his sleigh, rising above the moon.

I searched everywhere for that Santa stamp.   It appears I don't own it!!  Ha ha!

Here's what I ended up with.

I cut out a 'moon' from my black card and added it to my base card.

Then I layered up my landscape pieces - edging them with glamour dust. 

All the layers are added with foam pads. so the card has more depth than the photo shows.

I thought this sentiment was perfect for the little winter, house scene.

Challenges.

AAA Cards.  -  'Moon' Sketch

Supplies.
Memory Box Landscape Die.  Nestie Circle Die.  Glamour Dust.

Lili Of The Valley Challenge

Just had time to squeeze in another card,
before I have to clear up my craft things and start
cooking the Sunday Roast.

This is a great sketch over at
Lili of the Valley
You have 2 weeks to submit your entry,
so plenty of time to head on over there
and check out their wonderful DT work.

Recipe:
Stamp - Magnolia, Guitar Edwin,
coloured with whispers pens.

Design Paper: Dovecraft, Masculine.
Shapes, cut from my Nestabilities, Labels One.
Being my usual clumsy self,

I managed to get brown ink on my white card,
luckily I managed to cover it up with those little stars,
that I found lurking at the bottom of my craft box.

xxx