Birthdays!

I have done all my jobs (ironing, cleaning, tidying ...) and as a reward for being good I have made some cards. I coloured the images in last night so it was just a matter of putting the cards together.
The first card is for my Mum, not a Mothering Sunday card (I showed that last Saturday) but its her birthday soon, so its her birthday card. And the challenges it ticks off ...

Just Magnolia - birthdays
Friday Sketcher - sketch
Colour Create - red, black, off white
Stamp Something - recipe - ribbon, design paper, button
Allsorts - card/gift for Mum
Simon Says Stamp - vintage with flowers (I think its vintagey!)
Totally Gorguss - for Mum

I masked Tilda onto the Magnolia watering can and watercoloured the image. I cut it out and matted it onto the circle. The sketch has been rotated and I have to admit to not looking closely at the three strips - I have put them all the way across (oops!). The dp (Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter and Infuse) is faux stitched and distressed. I added some organza ribbon, a big bow with a button at its centre. Finally some brads and some roses.

My second card is also for my Gran from the girls ... she will be 94 in a couple of weeks.
And it ticks off these challenges:
Totally papercrafts - sketch
Wags N Whiskers - freestyle
One Stop Craft Challenge - optimistically pink
I do love this pair, they look angelic! The image is from Wags n Whiskers and is called Love you Sis. I watercoloured the image and muddied their wellies (well who has clean wellies!!), before cutting them out. I followed the sketch without fiddling with any of the elements (a change for me!!) and added some punched flowers. I wanted to add some ribbon but had none that matched the blue cardstock ... I have loads of ribbon but none that matched!! The dp is Basic Grey Blush.

Onto my next birthday card ... it is my lovely friend Vicky's older son's birthday on Wednesday (and I haven't forgooten Vicky!!) so here is his birthday card.
And the challenges -
Just Magnolia - birthdays
Create4fun - sketch
I masked the Magnolia monkey onto its Liane branch and then watercoloured it and let Ellie help distress the background .. a bit darker in places than I would have liked!! The dp is Basic Grey Hang 10 and I matted it onto brown cardstock. The sentiment is Penny Black and the buttons are from my stash. I threaded some twine through them .. kindly "helped" by Miffy the cat ... it has been lovingly chewed and clawed (nice!!).

And finally the card I was going to give my gran for her birthday ... I'll explain the was in a bit.
The challenges ticked off are
Papertake Weekly Challenge - sketch
Saturday Spotlight - clean and simple (I think so!)
Charisma Cardz - birthday card with a candle
One Stop Craft - optimistically pink
This is one gorgeous HM ... I just love that ickle meece holding his full tummy!! I watercoloured the image and matted it onto pink cardstock. Just some Basic Grey Blush papers and the sentiment ... and thats my problem ... without realising I got some ink on the block and its transferred onto the card ... any ideas how to remove it ... or am I going to have to add something to it?!


All the challegnes are linked in my sidebar.

And now for a little moan ... I stamp on linen cardstock from the Papermill shop, but I have noticed that this current batch is absorbing my distress inks before I can shade with them so i am not getting the level of shading I want. Tilda's red dress is an example of the lack of shading thanks to the ink being absorbed ... ok moan over!