ATCAS #13 - BIRTHDAY

Well, hello there. I hope you are all having a great start to your weekend.

I have to admit that it is starting to get cooler here now. I tease all the ladies on my DT about how it is nearly winter here and I still walk around with bare feet etc. Well, the ugg boots are on, so I hope you are happy!! I am still getting rotten hayfever though. I mean, it's only cold when you have lived here for so long and you get aclimatised to the weather. My family in Canberra would laugh at me for feeling cold when they are getting temps REALLY low down south. So, it is still warm enough for my lemon tree to still be flowering and producing massive lemons, my roses are going strong and, well, so are all the other flowers. Hence, the hayfever.

That was a bit of a rant, so onto the more exciting things like the newest challenge that has just started over at Addicted to CAS.

I am your host this week and I have chosen the code word

And here is my DT card -

I loved how this card turned out but my love turned to hate when trying to photograph it. OMG - I have never used glossy cardstock before and I probably wont be again. I finally got a decent pic but left it until the 11th hour while the sun has just about gone down. (It is only 5.30pm while I am scheduling this post and already it's pitch black outside).

So you already know that I used glossy white cardstock. I stamped the candles and sentiment which are from my Birthday Banter set (SU). I then waved my heat gun over it for a bit. I have no idea if I was meant to or not but I did ;)

I placed the repetative stamp using my stamp-a-ma-jig and then just coloured with my markers (SU). The panel has been popped up with dimensionals.

Well, I hope you can join us for this challenge over at Addicted to CAS. I can't wait to see everyone's birthday cards!

We also have a cool sponsor for you - our CAS Perfectionist will get 7 digis of their choice.

Check out the blog and the DT creations - you will love them!

Thanks so much for looking xx

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A bit of Birthday Banter

Hi there and happy Wednesday.

I have made a quick clean and simple card tonight that I would like to share with you.

The inspiration for my card came from the following challenges -

Cuttlebug Mania - Purple & Green

Cutie Pie Challenge - Clean and Simple

Celebrate the Occasion - Clean and Simple

And here is my card using the retired Birthday Banter set from Stampin' Up -

Now, doesn't Mrs Frog look a tad (no pun intended) upset? I need to give her a name I think. Perhaps she didn't appreciate the purple stickles that I put on her eyelids?

I have used spellbinder dies to cut my panels. 

I think the frog and sentiment should give you a giggle :)

Thanks so much for looking xx

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Belated birthday at Crafty Cardmakers

We have a new challenge for you at CCM and it is hosted by the lovely Kim and here is what she would like you to have a think about with this challenge -

As I am always notoriously late with sending my cards it seems appropriate for me to choose a Belated Birthday challenge. Any image, Stamped or Digi, will do but your card MUST include a sentiment indicating that the card is for a belated Birthday, for example - Sorry I missed it, Have a very Happy Unbirthday, Better late than never, Your birthday came, your birthday went, here's the card I should have sent!!

So see what you can come up with to amuse us, or just a straightforward belated birthday wishes will do, but remember it does need a sentiment as outlined above to qualify. 

I have used a digi from Bugaboo Stamps for this DT card. He is called Bobble Head Farm Rabbit and you can find him HERE

I have paper pieced my hare and mounted him on Silver glitter paper. The sentiment is from my Birthday Banter set.

"Hop" over and check out the DT inspiration from my team mates!!

Thanks so much for looking xx

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