Stampotique Designer's Challenge with Reverse Confetti

Hi folks,

dearly beloved and I were invited to celebrate the 40th birthday of one of his former co-workers - so I decided a fun card was in order to mark the occasion - completely with googly eyes!

Considering that dearly beloved and I are both older than the birthday boy....well, the inside sentiment is acceptably funny.

card details:,

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base
• patterned paper: Sassafras "Amplify"
• stamped image: Stampotique "Whisker Monster with Sign" by Kira Nichols, coloured with Copic Markers (100 - Black, G46, Y00, Y15, Y17, Y19, YR16, YR18)
• sentiments: front: CTMH Solos "4" and a CTMH alphabet, inside: Little Paper Shop (closed since December 2010)
• googly eyes from my stash
• Spellbinders Petite Ovals
• layout: Reverse Confetti July Sketch For You Try

additional challenges for this card:

• Stampotique Designer's Challenge #109: Clean and Simple (SDC109)
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• Hiding in My Craft Room #107: Freestyle
• Sister Act Card Challenge #16: Anything Goes
• Anything Goes Challenge #97: Anything Goes
• Here Come The Boys #56: Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes

As always, thanks for stopping by!

TPE 187 with a new stamp

Hi folks,

one of my co-workers had a birthday this week so I took the opportunity to make a card with one of the new stamps I recently acquired from Stampotique thanks to a wonderful Christmas present from my crafty pal Tanya.

Inside the card I took the opportunity to joke about the fact that now that he has reached the magical age of 35 he might have trouble "holding things together". The rest of us in my group at work are older than him and are all well experienced with things falling apart after we hit 35.

card details:

• finished size: 5x5 inches, white card stock base, black and olive card stock for mats/layers/accents
• patterned paper: Pink Paislee "Hocus Pocus" (yes, I know that's a hallowe'en paper collection but these particular papers worked well with the image and the colours I wanted to use)
• image: Stampotique "Hug Monster" by Kira Nichols, coloured with Copic Markers (V01, V04, V05, V06, V09, YR16, YR18, YG13, YG23, YG21). My first attempt at using the pointilism technique that was demonstrated on the MFT blog in this post.
• sentiment: Verve "Small Phrases"
• Spellbinders: petite ovals
• EK Success Edge Punch
• CTMH Olive button from my stash. Black and orange buttons also from my stash.
• layout: The Pink Elephant Challenge 187 sketch

additional challenges for this card:

• SplitcoastStampers LoveFest #1: L (layers) O (ovals + olive) V (violet + verve) E (EK success edge punch)
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• Here Come the Boys #46: Lots of Layers
• Papertake Weekly Challenge: Buttons/

Thanks for stopping by!