birthday owls

I used this week's ColourQ colors, with the Taylored Expression sketch and a photo of three owls from this week's Etsy Inspired challenge. Do you think this would work for a kid's birthday card? I like the idea of balloons... so let's enter this in Party Time Tuesday, child's birthday card challenge. KAH-Wink-E-Dink challenge this week is birthdays, happy birthday guys! Wee Memories is doing "In the Forest" this week, so break out your squirrel, owl, frog stamps.

Materials: Studio G owl stamp, PTI birthday sentiment, card stock from my stash, Stampin Up black ink, Fiskars rotary scallop cutter

pink and brown birthday wishes

Kristie at Party Time Tuesdays is celebrating her birthday this week with a challenge for a pink & brown & white birthday card. She's even got some extra blog candy to go along with the challenge. I was inspired by Rae Barthel's card in the Card Creations Vol 8 (pg. 143). Originally the card was going to look just like hers, till I accidently sliced it in half, without thinking about it (I was trying to trim it and oops, didn't really think about which side I was trimming!). Fun to have a more elegant card in my stash.

Materials: PTI sentiment, Stampin Up Chocolate Chip designer paper, ribbon from my stash, Stampin Up circle punch, Stampin Up chocolate chip paper, Stampin Up pink card stock scrap, Versacolor brown ink, Fiskars rotary scallop cutter

Birthday Wishes

This week's Cas-tastic Wednesday challenge was to CASE one of the design team's cards. I already did a fun one based on Agata's card, click here to see that. But since I've become blogging pals with Karen (okay, I admit it, I'm cyber stalking her, but she's too friendly to tell me to get a life!), I wanted to do another entry for the challenge based on her lovely birthday card. And while I'm making a birthday card, I'll enter it in this week's Party Time Tuesday & Crafty Cardmakers "anything goes" birthday challenge. Tiffany's Doodles challenge this month is flowers and Sentimental Sundays is having an "anything goes" challenge this week. Simon Says Stamps is doing songs and I think this one makes me sing "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you..."

Materials: Stampin Up flower stamp, PTI sentiment, Stampin Up Rose red ink, Stampin Up watercolor pencils and blender pen, cream brad

Happy Birthday LeAnne

Happy Birthday LeAnne! Here's a CAS birthday card for you with this week's ColourQ colors.

While we're celebrating birthdays, might as well share the love with a few more challenges, Terrifically Thrilling Thursdays, Party Time Tuesdays, Totally Stampalicious, The Crazy Challenge.

Materials: Paper Source birthday cake punch, PTI sentiment, Hero Arts dot swirl stamp, Stampin Up black ink, Stampin Up Chocolate Chip card stock, Stampin Up Kiwi Bliss card stock, other scarps from my stash