Birthday Wishes

I was busy today working on the Easter cards for my Husband's clients when I decided I needed to take a break. I decided to try to enter some more challenges and came up with this design.

This card falls under the requirements for a few challenges this week/month at various blogs, and I am excited to enter it and see what happens. Don't forget to click the links below to check out the Challenges at these blogs, I know they would love for you to have a look.

• At Simply Magnolia the challenge is to use Kraft paper and incorporate 2 more colours along with of course a Magnolia Stamp. I used the Kraft paper to layer under my patterned paper, one of the butterflies and the border around the circle piece. My two colours are a darker brown and a minty blue. 
• At Tilda's Town Challenge #94 is to use things from your stash which of course was no problem as let me tell you….I have a big stash of stuff that I have accumulated LOL! 
• Stamp and Create with Magnolia's challenge #26 is to use a birthday theme and magnolia stamp. 
• Anything goes at the Marvelous Magnolia Challenge #62, so this card works well for their challenge as well. 
• At Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge the theme is Tick Tock. The design is to be anything time inspired. 
• 7 Kids College Fund Challenge #94 is anything goes and to use a stamped image that they carry in their store.
• Kit and Clowder's Challenge for March is Wings. So as I have butterflies on my card I figure I got the "wings" thing covered.

Here's the items I used to create my card.

Kraft Card stock (my stash)
light blue card stock (my stash)
Fancy Pants "Summer's End" 6x6 paper pad
Bazzill Basics Paper 6x6 "Timeless" paper pad
Magnolia Stamp: Hello Little Butterfly
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Hampton Arts Rust ink pad
Brown ribbon (my stash)
Bow Easy
Pop dots from The sticky Stuff Store
Liquid Pearls: Bisque
Stickles: Crystal
Viva Pearl Pen: Dark Brown

Hero Arts: Clear Design Bird Branch Alphabet
Echo Park "Dots & Stripes" 6x6 paper pad
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Vintage Photo
Brads (from my stash)
Happy Birthday Stamp from Paper Smooches "Sentiment Sampler"
Die-namics Circle Stax2
Spellbinders: Opulent Ovals
Spellbinders: Labels 29
C.C. Designs Butterlies Die

Face: E000, E00, E01 R20
Hair: E43, E44, E47
Dress: G0000, G000, G00, G02
Bow &Boots: E40, E41, E42, E43
Butterfly: G00, G02
Ground Shadow: E40, E41, E43
Image Shadow: B0000

Whew, that was a long entry LOL. Hope you are keeping warm, spring is coming soon (I hope).

Take care and chat at you soon!

Cheri