Tweet Birthday Gift

giveaway on her new Facebook Page to test the new store. I had been unable to keep up with the Free Stamp of the Month Challenge so this gave me the perfect opportunity to buy back in with this gorgeous image Tweet Birthday Gift.

She has also started some new card sketches at I {Heart} Card Sketches so of course I had to do use both the image and sketch together didn’t I?

I coloured my image using Promarkers and Flexmarkers but hadn’t planned on the papers I was going to use with it. When I went to my crafty room (which is so messy…. I have such a tiny area on my desk to work with it really needs a good tidy up!) I spied a pack of papers that The Crooked Stamper herself Leslie Hanna sent to me on a blog giveaway. There was this lovely yellow and a flowery blue, both perfect for this card.

A bit of ink distressing, punching, diecutting and recycling in the form of a blue grosgrain ribbon from one of those exhibition passes, and some Kraft cardstock from the inside of a tube of Christmas wrapping paper and this pretty card is done. It sort of made itself as all the elements came together and I made quite a CAS card compared to my normal style.

In other news I was very fortunate today to win a digi of my choice on Faith’s Facebook group for sharing my inspiration from a pair of ladies knickers. Just goes to prove that inspiration can come from the most strangest of places.

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-

Card Size – 6” square

Image – Tweet Birthday Gift by From The Heart

Paper – Possibly Stampin’ Up

Sentiment – Forever Friends Peel off stickers

Embellishments – Prima Flower, ribbon from exhibition pass, gem from Dovecraft

Tools – Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Small ink pad, Nestabilities die, Fiskars punch

Techniques – Distressing with inkpad, Diecutting, Punching

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• 613 Avenue Create – #2 Anything Goes
• Alphabet Challenge – Y is for Yummy
• Artistic Inspirations – #24 Anything Goes
• ATC’s & Cards With Attitude - #31 Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments  – Bingo (Die Cut, Happy, Flowers)
• Bearly Mine - #69 Anything Goes
• Bunny Zoe  – Anything Goes
• Card Mania - #12 Oh So Girly
• Cards & More - #73 Use a Die
• CDAC Anything Goes – Any Handmade Craft
• Chocolate Coffee & Cards - #30 For The Birds
• Crafting By Designs – Alcohol Markers
• Crafts 4 Eternity – #107 Punch It
• Crafty Blogger’s Network - #7 Flowers
• Delightful Inspiration – December Free Stamp of The Month
• Crafty Blogger’s Network - #7 Flowers
• Desert Island Crafters – #46  2, 3, 6, 8
• Digital Tuesday – #193 Flower Power
• Diva’s By Design – Make It girlie
• Emerald Faeries - #39 Celebration
• Everybody Art – #219 Girl
• Fat Pages & Cards With Attitude - #31 Anything Goes
• Forever Friends Monthly – Birthday Cards
• Freshly Brewed Designs - #1 Anything Goes
• Glitter & Sparkle - #15 Use a Digi
• I {Heart} Card Sketches – Sketch 001
• Inspire Me Fridays - #92 Anything Goes
• Lady Anne’s Challenge – Anything Goes
• My Graphico – #143 Anything Goes
• Outlawz Saturday Paper A La Mode – PAM01122013  Favourite things
• Paper Pretties – #PWC241 Ribbon
• Pause Dream Enjoy - #1 Use Ribbon
• Platypus Creek - #23 Anything Goes
• Simply Create – #18 Anything Goes
• Simply Create Too - #29 Anything Goes
• Squigglefly – #2 Blue or Winter Theme
• Sweet ‘n Sassy - #88 Anything Goes
• Tammy Scrapin’ Corner - #45 Punches
• Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
• Top Tip Tuesday - #93 Fur or Feathers
• Wags ‘n Whiskers - #95 Celebrations
• Word Art Wednesday - #63 Anything Goes