Making Birthday Wishes

     I was invited to be a Guest Designer for Carlin's Card Paradise and their theme is "Birthday for a Child w/ Stripes or Squares."  My squares and stripes are in the background dp.  The exclusive sponsor is Beccy's Place and I used this really fun birthday cupcake image from Beccy's.  I think the image has been  retired because I couldn't find it in the store.  :(

Colored with ProMarkers
Glitter added to the candle flames
Image cut with QuicKutz octagon die; one side fussy cut
Plaid dp scrap cut with Spellbinders square die
Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon
Bow tied with bow maker
Sentiment printed and hand cut

     Challenges:
Crafter's Castle
Creative Knockouts
Creative Sentiments
Digi Choosday
Dragonfly Dreams
Outlawz Festive Fri
Pammie's Inky Pinkies
Pattie's Creations
TTCRD

     Happy Crafting and we hope to see you playing in the challenge this month.  NanaConnie

Bicycle Birthday

     Another birthday card for my stash, this one using a cute image from All Dressed Up.

I started with the sketch I found at Carlin's Card Paradise.

     I used ProMarkers to color the image, then die cut it with a die from Spellbinders.  I framed it with another die cut, also Spellbinders.  The dp came from the scrap basket and I layered everything onto a kraft card base.

     I printed, hand cut, and inked the sentiment.  The lace butterfly seemed perfect for this sweet card.  Because I am always interested in 'using up' instead of 'tossing out' things from my craft table, I took two of the tiny strips which dropped out of the frame and added them to opposite, diagonal, corners, then added three tiny pearls beside each of those strips.

     Challenges:
All Dressed Up FB
Butterfly (Apricot/Amethyst/Add Layers + Lace butterfly)
Crafty Creations
Crafty Sentiments
Creative Inspirations
Cute Card Thurs.
Penny's Paper Crafty
Scrapy Land
Word Art Weds.
Work It Weds.

     See you again tomorrow with a new DT card for QKR Stampede.  Be sure to visit.  Happy Stamping.  NanaConnie