Monday 31 May 2021

BIG Birthday Wishes

Earlier this week I saw the new challenge at Color Throwdown and my heart sang at the colours and the absolute winner... it was full of cats!

I also noticed a few other challenges were encouraging us to use slimline cards so I've combined a few and this is what I made...


Its true, I'm a sucker for cats and this little fella is from Oh My Whiskers by Honey Bee coloured with Prisma pencils and fussy cut out.


The only pop of yellow on the whole card comes from his bunch of balloons and he's swooping down in front of some stencilled clouds from MFT in hickory smoke Distress Oxide.


The sentiment is from MFT die cut from black cardstock, positioned and glued onto the panel using a ruler as a guide.


To finish my ballooning kitty I added three Memory Box die cut clouds, one raised with foam and the others left flat and later on this year he'll be ready for my sons birthday because he's too cute to go to anyone else :) 

Challenges

Color Throwdown - Inspiration Photo
Just Add Ink - Slimline
Freshly Made Sketches - A Sketch by Jen T 
The Dream Factory - A Street Cat Named Bob 































19 comments:

  1. Super cute card....and you have just reminded me of a similar stamp that I have not used in a while - time to go find it I think. Lovely cloudy background, I also love your bold lettering. Chantell Just Add Ink

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  2. Love this Claire, great design and SO cute. xx

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  3. Superb in every way Claire. Love everything about it, your fabulous colouring, lovely cloudy background and that super bold sentiment...so professional, love it! Hugs xx

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  4. An adorable image,love the look on his face,poor kitty floating away,fantastic card

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  5. This cat is adorable! And I love the cloudy background and big, bold sentiment. Fabulous card! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  6. Cute, cute, cute! What a fun card this is. So glad you joined us this week at FMS!

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  7. WOW Cath your slimline card is so beautiful, the cat is so sweet and your design is stunning, I also love the clouds and the bold sentiment.

    Hugs
    Anke

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  8. How cute is this card, Claire! I like the touch of yellow in the middle of all this grey tones. And little kitty is so sweet! I am always making cards with sweet animals for my son too.
    Have a great week and keep crafting. Sonja

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  9. Oh this is adorable! That wee cat is the cutest and the clouds look amazing! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  10. What a delightful and super-cute birthday card! That darling little kitty floating away among the clouds is adorable, and I love the color scheme with that big bold black sentiment! Sure to please your son on his birthday - or anyone else for that matter! Love this one :)

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  11. Very sweet kitty indeed, and a fantastic card! I LOVE this, Claire.

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  12. Such a great slimline design! Love your take on the Throwdown colors!

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  13. What a totally brilliant card Claire. Love that colour combo and that kitty is adorable!! xx

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  14. Beautiful a fabulous colour combination

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  15. Claire you had me at cat - and this one is adorable and much too adventurous! Loving the big pop of colour from the balloons! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week. Kim

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  16. What a cute and lovely card!! I especially like the color combination. It doesn't always have to be colorful, the card also has a big impact! Glad you joined us at the Dream Factory!! Gundi

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  17. Hi Claire

    A great stencilled background for your cute little cat and I love how perfectly you have added your die-cut letters.

    All super neat as always.

    I hope all is well with you.

    Love Jules xx

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  18. Beautiful color combination, I love your gray clouds. They perfectly highlight yellow balloons. Big letters of sentiment give such a modern character to the card. As always, this card is an amazing inspiration.
    hugs,
    BożenA

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  19. Love the monochrome style with a pop of colour. Makes the card really stylish.

    X Stefanie

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