Birthday 84 . . .

 I have some new Penny Black stamps that I have been playing with and here is the first one . . .

 

I wish to enter these challenges . . .

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #600 Birthday or Anniversary 

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge #189 Animals (2/2)

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Anything Goes optional Not Square

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Make Your Own Background (4/5) 

Stamping Sensations Challenge Anything Goes with the option of Animal Magic (3/3)  

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #665/666 Anything Goes (8/10)

I cut a piece of Clarity Crafts designer paper smaller than my A5 card and adhered.   I dry embossed Sizzix Textured card with a Creative Expressions 3D embossing folder.   I die cut John Next Door Flowers and leaves from Sizzix Textured card.   I die cut Crafter's Companion butterfly dies from matching papers.

I stamped Penny Black Melody Makers stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black onto smooth white card, I also used a PennyBlackclear stamp set to stamp the greeting onto a snippet of white card.   I coloured the  image with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. Blending as I went along and adding more colour when necessary. 

Once I was happy with the stamped image I used a My Favourite Things cloud stencil, Clarity Crafts stencil brushes and Salvaged Patina Distress ink to add clouds around and behind the image.  

I adhered the stamped image and the sentiment onto the dry embossed card and trimmed.  I layered the flowers.  I figured out the layout then added the image and sentiment using foam pads.  I adhered the flowers and foliage on place too.  I finished with Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops and added Tonic Studios Glitter Drops to the flower centres.  Back soon x