Happy Birthday CCT

Well I can hardly believe it - we are 3 years old! When Cute Card Thursday first started we were a group of friends who wanted somewhere to share our cute cards - and I'm happy to say we still are just that! So this week it just has to be a birthday theme, and Caz is offering an extra prize if you include a number 3 on your creation. We are being sponsored by Simon Says this week, stop by the CCT blog to find out all about it and to see the DTs fabulous birthday cards.

My card isn't exactly a birthday card .. .. but at the last minute it was all I had finished on my desk to share with you today. I've printed out this cute little chap from Sylvia's Wee Stamps collection over at Cuddly Buddly - and I've more new Wee creations in the pipe line to share over the coming days. I've coloured him in with my Copic pens and took inspiration for the shadow background from my friend Claudia's blog - I've been fortunate to know Claudia for more than 3 years and have always admired her colouring skills. My background papers are digi designs by Cuddly Buddly and I've added a strip of white paper punched with a Martha Stewart edger then added a length of gross grain ribbon around. I've combined two little text stamps to create the message, stamped with Orchid Brilliance Pearlescent ink, and I've inked the edges of the papers with Aspen Mist Versamagic chalk ink. The embellishments are created with Marianne die cut flowers, Martha Stewart punched leaves edged with Aspen Mist and Nellie Snellen punch and emboss butterflies from pearl paper. And the white pearls are made with my Waco pearl pen.

Copic colours:
E000, 00, 21, 02
E30, 31, 34, 35
E40, 41, 43
B91, 93, BG 91, 93, G20, 21
R81, 83, 85
C1, 3, 5

A couple other challenges I can enter with my card today are, Incy Wincy Designs for pastel colours and The ABC Challenge with P for pearls.