Pig out!

There's a new sketch challenge today over at the From The Heart blog...

I've been meaning to use Hamlet PigWit Pig Out since I bought him last month, and he's been sitting on my desk coloured up, all ready to go on a card. I liked the idea of the sketch's twist being dry embossing, and I have a new folder that has swirls, perfect to give the impression of piped buttercream. Mmmm!
Here's my card...

The swirly embossing folder that I mentioned is from a pack of 4 folders by Cuttlebug (Heritage Companions set)
The striped paper is by Paper Cellar (wedding collection)
I stamped the birthday greeting from SU's Fun & Fast Notes stamp set, and used my SU eyelet border punch to make the pretty edge.

As well as the I (heart} sketches challenge, I'd like to enter Hamlet at:
Cute Card Thursday - what a gem
Totally Papercrafts - female birthday

I have another Hamlet card to show you, watch this space! ;)

Funny Face

It's safe to show this now :)
As soon as I saw this fun image I knew I had to have it, and exactly who I was going to make a card for with it (Happy Birthday Fluff xx)

This totally brill image is by Redonkulous Designs, and is called 'Funny Face', isn't she just fabulous?!
I coloured her with promarkers and carefully cut her out, framing her using my newest dies by cArt-Us.
The cupcakes are from SU's crazy for cupcakes stamp set. And we all know how much Fluff loves her cupcakes don't we?
The starry paper is by Paper Cellar and is from a pad called 'celebrations' which I bought when I first started card making, it's a little bit of a crazy design, which suits the image and the die cut (sizzix) sentiment, the other sentiment is computer generated. I used another cArt-Us die beneath it, adding a few gems to finish.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Stamptacular Sunday - to DIE for
Crafty Bloggers Network - spring or pastel
Shopping Our Stash - funny, humorous, sassy or snarky
Digital Tuesday - frame it


Thanks for stopping by today xx

Bente's DT week

Happy Saturday!

This week is DT week over at Sketch Saturday, which means that I get to play with a sketch made by one of the talented Saturday Girls :)

It's the turn of the lovely Bente to treat us, and her sketch is sponsored by...

The DT were given some images to use on our cards (Thank you TPS)

I chose Dragon's Birthday...

I printed it out twice & coloured the image with promarkers. Layering the cake to 3D it.

The patterned papers are both from the same pad by Paper Cellar called 'celebrations'. I've had this pad for years and hardly used it.

The sentiment is handwritten.

My daughter will send this to her friends little boy for his first birthday at the end of the month.

Please go visit the other Saturday Girls to see what they have made to inspire you, you won't be disappointed, they're lovely!

Links are in my sidebar >>>
We are joined this month by Gro, who is our GD for January.
Welcome Gro! xx

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant - anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles - let's celebrate
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
The Paper Shelter challenge - anything goes
Card Crafter's Circle - make it colourful
Charisma Cardz - over the rainbow

Thank you for visiting, have a great weekend xx