Birthday 37 . . .

 I have a male birthday card to share with you today and here it is . . .

I wish to enter these challenges . . . 

Cut It Up Challenge #300 Happy Birthday (1/3)

Die Cut Diva's Challenge March Anything Goes (3/4) 

Double D Challenge Green/Good Luck/Shamrock (2/3)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge  Embossing (4/5) 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  Anything Goes (3/5) 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #641 Anything Goes (3/5)

I die cut a stepper card using a Creative Crafts die.  I embossed A4 Sizzix textured card using an A4 Crafts Too embossing folder.   I die cut the mats that I wanted to use from embossed card and patterned paper.   I die cut all the plants, the pots plus extras from white card, keeping the waste.  

I used my stamping platform to position the stamps in the waste and picked them up with the lid.  I positioned the die cuts back into the waste and stamped the plants, the pots and extras with Memento ink.  I coloured the images with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and added shadows with Polychromo pencils. 

I adhered everything in position, adding foam pads to some of the stamped elements and added my final finishing touch.  Back soon x