Birthday Boy

Wild Orchid

Hi, I hope everyone had a blessed day....the weather has been whirling around outside with snow and rain; the weatherman said it has been the snowiest February ever in NW Ohio. All I know is it has been cold...bbbrrrrrr,,,,LOL

Well on to my latest endeavor....I made a Birthday card for a critter loving boy. I used  this little guy  from Bugaboo Stamps Digi store.

I used three layers of Bazzill cardstock in cream, two being embossed using Cuddlebug folders. I punched the edge of brown Bazzill cardstock with a the "Moroccan" edge punch from Martha Stewart and also embossed it. All pieces were inked with Distress ink.

I printed two images and colored everything with Derwent pencils and baby oil. I cut out the hat, frosting and candle and pop dotted them on each corresponding area, them used Glossy accents on those areas and set it

 aside to dry. I forgot to say, I first attached it to a piece of burnt sienna handmade paper which which has alot of crinkled texture to it..

 

I created the sentiment in Word, with the Word Art option and attached it to a piece of  brown cardstock which I then cut out, leaving a small amount of the brown showing. 

I created an embellishment with a leaping frog (he's so cute!) from my button stash and  brown cardstock, which I had punch with a Martha Stewart edge punch and adhered it to the sentiment with two-sided tape. I inked the edges and frog with Brown Corduroy Distress ink.

After the glossy accents was dry I attached the sentiment to the focal point.

I also used a black flourish from Way2Scrap

To finish the card of I used morecream carstock inked layers on the inside for a sentiment to be written on.

I am so happy with the way this little guy and his frog buddy turned out. I hope he makes some little boy smile! 

I am entering this little friend in the following Challenges...

Wild Orchid Sketch #17 Feb 26

One Stop Craft Chall #119 Birthday Feb 25 TOP THREE

Flourishes Timeless Tues #106 Feb 28

Send a Smile #4 Birthday Boy March 5 TOP THREE

Simon Says Coffee and Cream March 1

DYSU #8 "Anything Goes" Mar 2

Anything Goes "Distressing"  Mar 8

Sketches in Thyme #4 Open Sketch Mar 1

Truly Scrumptious Mar 1 Mar 1

Little Claire's #1 Anything Goes Mar 4

CCEE Stampers 1108

Whoopsi Daisy "Someone Special" Feb27

Top Tip Tuesday "Bling" Feb 28

Digital Tuesday "Punches"  Feb 28

Tuesday Throwdown "3-D" Feb 28

Partytime Tuesday

A Spoonfull of Sugar "Birthday" Feb 28

Well, I certainly hope you enjoy these little critters as much as I do and that you leave me some kind words and send some friends on over to visit. The more the merrier! God's blessing to you all,

Debby