As If I Could Forget.....

No, this one isn't titled this way because I forgotten a birthday - but I can't easily forget it as the recipient, my nephew, celebrates the day after mine in March. LOL. Wouldn't this adorable image work so well for a 'sorry I forgot' card too, with this cute two-some from Elizabeth Dulemba?  I had great fun colouring the elephant with my Promarkers, masking the image to give him a blue background with my airbrush.  I do love colouring!!!! That and creating my cut-files - could do it all day if I could. All I need is to get paid to do it & I would 'have it licked' as they say! LOL. The tiny mouse is coloured in similar colours as his larger friend to make them a perfect pair & I cut my image having added a printable 'stitch'.

The layout I chose for my card is from Tuesday Morning Sketches and as you can see, is rather CAS (Clean & Simple) compared to a lot of my cards. Does you good to mix it up a bit though, doesn't it? LOL  I chose clean, fresh Spring-like papers (how's that for optimism? LOL) & having made my vertical 'banner' cut file, again used the print & cut feature. I also used the Silhouette Studio software to create my sentiment.

Inside layout.

Well, yes it is indeed a CAS card but I have to admit I just couldn't resist adding a few more 'extras' to the inside of the card in the form of little chevron borders down the sides with a larger 'zig-zaggy' one at the top. Kept the layout a reverse to the one on the front but have kept the sentiment circle blank so I can write who the card is to & from etc. later by hand.

Isn't this big fella just too cute!

Take care everyone.

Tine :)

Challenges I would like to enter this card for are:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - design sketch (with or without washi tape)
I ♥ Promarkers - happy birthday
Creative Cutting (must use cut files) - birthday card
Craft Us Crazy - use your cutter/dies or fav. technique
Just Us Girls - masking technique
Crazy Challenge - for a birthday
Love To Create - let's celebrate
Creative Corner - for the boys
Cards Galore - one for the men
Crafting For All Seasons - colour palette
Delightful - think Spring colours
ABC - G is for going dotty
Forever Friends (monthly)  - animal, bird or butterfly
Alphabet - zig-zag (chevron cut files & also paper)
SweetPea Stampers - use a digi
Fairytale - stitching
Word Art Wednesday - (sentiment/word art) - anything goes
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Hanna & Friends - anything goes (with a cute image)
Baffies Kreativladen Shop - anything goes but no Magnolia.