Wednesday, 22 September 2010

House Mouse Challenge Sketch & Blog Hop

I've made this card for my cousin's son's birthday - he's 5yrs old next week and just started school, so I thought this "Bedtime Stories" image was perfect! It's coloured with Promarkers. The spotted & diamond paper is from the Dovecraft Masculine paper pack, and I've added some old buttons I found lurking in a drawer, some little metallic-looking embellishments & some twine. The green punched edge was made using my Martha Stewart scallop border punch. I've inked all the way around the card with bronze pigment ink.


Challenges I'm entering:
A Spoon Full of Sugar #122 - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Animal Magic
Just Cute Bears #35 - Punch It
Corrosive Challenge #82 - Clean up the dust
Totally Gorjuss #48 - Wild Thing
Creative Cottage Challenge #23 - Birthday Boy

11 comments:

Sue said...

Esme, what a sweet image you chose and perfect for your little friend whose turning 5. Your coloring is perfect, and the papers and embellishments you chose are so nice. Thanks for joining us at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge and Blog Hop. Always fun to come see what you're creating. hugs, Sue Drees

Toneloni * Tonje said...

Wow - love the card. Fab colors and the image is so cute :)

Thanks for playing with the Sugar ladies this week

Hugs
Tonje

Sue said...

Hi Esme
aww gorgeous card, fabulous colouring, lovely papers & buttons, thank you for joining us at House Mouse & Friends & Creative Cottage this week, hope to see you next time, sue,x

Kat said...

What a great card for a little boy. Love that bear, he's really sweet. Thanks for joining us at Just Cute Bears this week.

Kat x

Sue from Oregon said...

Esme...love this image and what you did with it! Love how you used the polka dots and diamond paper together. Thanks for sharing with us at HM&F's Monday Challenge!

Squirrel x said...

Loving that bear hun, thanks for going wild with TG this week! Hugs, Sxx

Lorraine A said...

gorgeous card Esme :-) very cute image and the papers and embellies are perfect :-) I am sure he will love this :-)

thanks for joining us on the HM&F Anniversary Hop te PTW and JCB Challenges :-)
luv
Lols x x x

Tracy S said...

Very nicely done.. I love that wood button

Annie said...

such a cute teddy bear on your card! thanks for joining in with us at Just Cute Bears.
hugs, annie x

Helen said...

Aww...such a cute card!
Thanks for joining us at Just Cute Bears!
Helen x

Lisa said...

Very pretty! Thanks for joining the HM&F Celebration Blog hop and Challenge!