Penny Black: It's your day - Kitty cat birthday wishes for my BIL

Hello blogging friends!  

It's my brother-in-law's birthday this week and this is the card that I made for him because he is a cat-lover.  It was a very quick and simple card to make which is more in my comfort-zone than lots of layers - plus I am a really s-l-o-w cardmaker - so lots of layers for me = lots of time!

The cute puss is from a Penny Black clear set called "It's your day" which contains lots of cat images {happy sigh.....}.  I coloured him with pencils and OMS, lightly chalked around the image with blue chalk, then added a teeny-weeny bit of lemon glitter to the flames on the candles  I used a pin to dot the glue where I needed it.  Here is a little close-up:-

The blue star brads under the sentiment are sparkly which is a little hard to see in the photo.  I added the ribbon in 2 separate elements, and that's about it.  Not much to explain - but if you have any questions, please feel free to email me - my address is near the top LHS of my Blog - or leave a comment below if you prefer.

Challenges:

I am entering this card into the following Challenges -

Charisma Cardz Challenge #9 of 'Four legged friends'

Splitcoaststampers 'Ways to use it' WT312 of "Seeing Spots"

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black 'It's your day' 30-046 clear set, Sentiment - The Paper Company Studio 'Cupcakes' ST93449 clear set

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Cuttlebug, embossing folder from Sizzix Textured Impressions Birthday Set #3 #656504, Kaisercolour blue chalk, Prismacolor + Derwent Coloursoft pencils, Odourless Mineral Spirits (OMS), paper stumps, blue grosgrain ribbon, Art Institute lemon glitter (from Shabby Chic set), Designer dries clear adhesive (for glitter), Making Memories 'Stars in Bloom' shimmer star brads, Cardstock:  American Crafts Kraft, sky blue, KW Doggett "Knight" white

Punches:  Stampin' Up corner