Fun Filled Birthday Wish

I have a fun card for a child's birthday today! It began with the frame that was inked and sat around on my desk for a couple of months waiting to be caught up in my creative process. 

Today was the day! 

Although the frame was inked in pale pink and blue, I wanted to use critters. I combined Avery Elle More Stories for the hedgehog and bunny. The other images and sentiment are from WPlus9 Curious Forest Friends.  Using a stencil I added clouds to the top panel behind the sentiment.

I used watercolor for the hedgehog, bear and raccoon. The bunny was cut from a piece of the inked paper and I dotted his tail with a white gel pen. 

I'm happy to be playing along with the Fusion Card Challenge for May. It gave me great motivation to pull out the hedgehog stamp! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Life's a Beach!

Hello there, welcome to my post for Takeout Thursday. It's my day to have some creative fun and I sure did as I mixed and matched elements to make a bright beach-y scene. 

I loved the Beside the Sea clear stamps from Avery Elle, but what really sold me was the "Life's a Beach" sentiment. You know, Beach is my last name! 

Using Bristol smooth card stock, I stamped the elements in black, colored them with Zig markers and trimmed them out. I also mixed in an element or two from other sets that worked to complete the scene. The sea, sands and sky were sponged with Distress Inks and spattered with water for added texture. 

Although I didn't do too much planning this card came out just the way I envisioned it in my head. Don't you love when that happens? I really wanted it to pop with bright color.

Cheering to have added a masculine birthday card to my stash. I think this card works for anyone with a summer birthday.

It felt really good to post three projects this week. 
I am so glad that you stopped off at my blog to visit. Enjoy your day!

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!

Supplies used:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Beside the Sea, Stampin' Up! - Waterfront

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Bristol Smooth

INK:Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black, Ranger Distress Inks, Zig Markers

Accessories: WPlus9 - Wave Border Die

SNOW for Merry Monday

Hello!

I've had a busy crafting week and I wanted to be sure to get my card posted to add to the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge while there's still time.  I'm new to this challenge but it fits with my goal to spread Christmas card-making throughout the year. And the designers are top notch! 

This week's theme is: SNOW. Who doesn't love that?

I'm also seeking challenges that help me to integrate some of my old (or VERY old) supplies with the newer stuff. I need to spread some stamp love around and enjoy using what I have. Like this cute little Be Jolly snowman and die from Avery Elle.

I'm finding myself coming back to ink blending again and again. Today's card combines Blue Jeans and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Inks. 

Once I got started I had two made before I knew it.

Hope you're enjoying a lovely weekend and thanks so much for visiting today! 

Be yourself

     Delight in your craft 

        Make something beautiful!