With a Cherry on Top!

I had the chance to sit down and make a card this morning! Oh, the joy and relaxation of colouring, stamping, cutting...

And this is what I made:

I needed a little inspiration to get the creative cogs turning and was delighted to find this challenge over at AAA Birthday Game #65 - Background Focus. 

I knew which stamp would be perfect for this challenge: Darkroom Door Word Block Stamp -  Birthday and I stamped in two different Altenew inks to add a little interest. The tiny Penny Black mice were a joy to colour, and I love how they are bustling along to bring the fun.

My card is rectangular in shape, so I'm linking-up at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge where their Anything Goes Challenge has an Anything but a Square option. Nice!

Take care and Happy Tuesday to you all. 

Reminder for Christmas Kickstart Challenge #88

Over at Christmas Kickstart we're in the company of lovely Leslie from Running With Scissors. Thanks for being our elf, Leslie. 

There are some gorgeous cards in the linky gallery and we'd both like to say a big 'thank you' to everyone who has played along thus far. 

Our theme for July is

Festive Frames

We'd like to see a FRAME on your Christmas card!

 Here's a little reminder of the beautiful card Leslie has created for our challenge...

There's so much inspiration on offer here! Leslie has used a PB stamp, so I decided to ink-up these adorable PB mice. I also decided to steal Leslie's wide frame and faux stitching, and where she added a 'pop' of design paper with that pretty ric-rac die, I put a design paper panel behind the mice. This was so much fun to do, thanks for letting me CaSE your card, Leslie!

I thought I'd link my card to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge 'Anything Goes' option as I've not had the opportunity to play long there for a little while. 

Finally, don't forget that Rudolph has a sweet little prize on offer this month for his Random Raffle Draw. 

Leslie and I can't wait to see what you create, so please hurry on over and join the fun!

Penny Black Fun!

Hi there, today I'm playing along at The Penny Black Saturday Challenge! They have an Anything Goes/Something New Challenge on offer and my card features a new-to-me image from the set Happy Critters which I bought here a few weeks ago. 

Aren't the cats adorable? The background is embossed in white with a balloon stamp from Unity. I decided not to add a sentiment and placed the column of kitties centre-stage. 

There are some fun cards in the gallery , so why not head over and take a look!