Birthday cards worthy of a mention

Stephen had some brilliant cards for his birthday, and they are worthy of a post for themselves.
This is Mum card and sums Stephen up perfectly, he is most definatly a little scalley wag (a term that makes him laugh).

The inside of this card is perfect too, and being in pirate character Stephen has 'trekked through the house' using the map to find treasure - older brother patiently in tow dutifully joining in.

The other two handmade cards that are also worth a mention are made by my Aunt Rita. Rita makes lots of cards that are so detailed and amazing, and supplies cards to another aunt who sends them onto us. The first card is also great for Stephen because like any 4 year old, monsters and spaceships are an important part of their day - what is life all about if they haven't got an alien to chase and defeat !! ;-)

Rita puts alot of thought and effort into her cards especially the colouring and is a huge fan of the copic pens.

All of these cards will be going into the ever expanded box of cards that I cannot throw away once the birthday/occasion has passed.

THANK YOU.xxx

YOU'RE 4 TODAY - Happy Birthday Stephen

Today is Stephens birthday, and unbelievably he is 4 - where have those years gone.
Stephen has grown up and changed alot over the last 6 months, and we are entering a new phase in his young life and he is definatly developing his own unique personalilty.

I am really pleased with my card (actually its more like a scrapbook page as it is 12 x12 inches.)
Again using my new Buccaneer cartridgefor the Imagine, it wasn't too hard for the idea to come together.

What I do like doing at the moment is printing the Imagine images straight onto patterned paper. Like I did here, the shipwrecked ship in the background is printed on to paper loosely resembling the atmosphere under the sea.

 With the help of distress inks and distress stickles, all the images come to life.

To highlight the flag, I outlined with a gold Krylon pen, and added the toothpick (stained with walnut stain distress ink)

 

I'd like to say thank you very much for Stephens cards and presents.

 

Ahoy there !!

This is just a quick post with a birthday card I made quickly for a 10 year old birthday party. It was the perfect opportunity to use the Imagine cartridge, Buccaneer.
The images print beautifully, but they really come to life when you start inking the edges and distressing the paper. Taking inspiration from many pirate films I have watched (and my own little four year old pirate character running about) it is a pleasure to work with this cartridge.