Happy Birthday

I wondered why my two posts did not go "live" last week when we were away.  

I'd saved them as drafts and not published them - silly me eh? 

I am still getting used to doing things differently with Blogger.

I have made this card using my gorgeous Pink Ink Designs giraffe stamp and stamped it onto coloured paper.  I then coloured in areas with my Promarkers.  I also stamped out the leaves and flowers from backing papers I had.

I decided that I wanted the giraffe poking out from behind a frame so I used a large Spellbinders die to die cut the shape out.  As I wanted to make sure it was in exactly the same place on all three layers I decided to stick the layers together and then die-cut.  That was a no-no because three layers on top of double-sided tape it would not cut the whole way through no matter what I did.  In the end I decided to lay the image over the back and cut which worked.  I then put the die back on the front and ran it through my Gemini and I managed to get the edge embossed again.  Lesson learnt!!

The digital papers I have used are from Summertime Designs (sadly no longer available).  For the back of the frame I used Pan Pastels to make a very delicate background and used some greenery stamps in the bottom corner.

I have finished the card off with a die-cut sentiment and the flowers and leaves I stamped and cut out.

I hope the recipient likes it.  I am sure she will.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option for a woman
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
CD Sunday - Anything goes digital (digital papers used)
Creative Fingers - Anything goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything goes with a sentiment
River of Creativity - Sunshine (I thought the bright colours in the giraffe and the colours of the backing papers/flowers make me think of sunshine)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Crafter's Castle - Anything goes
Simon Says - Frame it
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Try in on Tuesday - Feminine
Digi Choosday - Anything goes
Little Red Wagon - Here I go again (well to see a giraffe you need to travel to a zoo or travel to see them in the wild - hope this is OK)
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of cute as you like
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Allsorts - Happy bright and sunny colours (wishing Allsorts a very happy 12th birthday.  It is such a wonderful achievement)
Gem of a Challenge - Anything goes