AAA Birthday Challenge #9

Hello!

We begin the new year with a new monthly challenge over at AAA Birthday and this month we are celebrating birthdays with shaker cards:

I used our Whale of a Time stamp set and Scenic Borders stencil to create this card:

I simply inked through the wave border repeatedly on the card panel to create the watery effect and then die cut a heart from the top left corner.  I stamped and watercoloured the cute whale on a separate piece of card before cutting it out and I white heat embossed the sentiment on the dark blue card going on the bottom layer.  A bit of acetate and some sequins behind the window and the card was complete!

You have until 2 Feb to play along with us....it is nice to get back to birthday cards after all of that festive cardmaking!  Check out the amazing designs from the talented DT over at AAA Birthday :)

Here are the products that I used in this card which are available from www.funkyfossil.co.uk:

   

Thanks for stopping by and happy cardmaking!

Sarah x

AAA Birthday Card Challenge

Hello!

It is time for our next monthly AAA Birthday Card Challenge which, if you are like me, is a welcome excuse to take a break from making christmas cards :)  This month's theme is Balloons and Banners:

I decided to use this opportunity to ink up a few new stencils including Up and Away and Scenic Borders:

I inked up the main hot air balloon in Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade and Fossilised Amber and added some light pencil shading to add some depth to the colours.  I also used the cloud border to create the sky on this card.  The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

Here are the stencils that I used which you can buy in store at www.funkyfossil.co.uk:

I shall also link up at Simon's Wednesday Challenge where Anything Goes.

I hope you like my card!

Sarah x