House Mouse Birthday Card

Eight cards on the table in various stages of completion 

and none of them would work for a birthday card. 

This afternoon I have a hairdresser appointment so I can continue to look like a young Great Grandmother.  Sunday is her birthday so I really should take her a birthday card.  And I should get a card in the mail for another stamping friend who also has a birthday Sunday and who adores House Mouse.  I checked the theme for the current challenge at House Mouse (Lots of Layers), and got busy making this card x 2.

The image was stamped with StazOn and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I used markers to color it.  Papers are from bits and pieces of 2 different paper pads.  Beneath the image is a big hole because both the pink strip and banner papers weren't long enough to go all the way across.  The corner pieces were cut with a Spellbinders Die and the pearls are Spellbinders Nestabling.

Today's Challenges include:
House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #171 - Lots of Layers
Inky Impressions Challenge #163 - For the Girls
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #181 - Anything Goes
Scrapper's  Delights Challenge #24 - Anything Goes/ Twist: Layer it up
Creative Colours Challenge #12 - Use Layers + Photo Colors
 
Too Cute Ink Challenge #108 - Birthday
Bunny Zoe's Crafts June Challenge - Layers
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #22 - Anything Goes
Sparkle n Sprinkle June Challenge - Anything Goes (I've used embossing powder on the image.)
Pile It On Challenge #23 - Use Patterned Paper
Natalie's and Amy's Challenge #21 - Four Legged Friends
Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - For the Girls
Totally Gorjuss Challenge #239 - Embossing (I've used wet and dry embossing.)
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge #66 - Embossing

Yesterday I started working on a kinetic pop-out card.  Can't wait to finish it and show you.