Hello there. I have a birthday card to share as Surprise Party Guest at the new challenge at Seize The Birthday. The new theme is:

Birthday and funny/punny

Here is my card:

For this card I used the new dinosaur dies from Gummiapan. These little cuties come as one set, so I die cut them out of water-colour card and used my Zigs to colour them in – very haphazardly, very roughly, and just let the colours do their thing.

I decided to go more mixed media for a change with the background, and started by die cutting another label/tag die from the same company out of an ink smooshed and splattered panel I had.

The background panel was created by using a piece of Distress Heavy white card stock, a little ink blending, running it through with a Spellbinders embossing folder, then brushing a brown ink pad over the top to catch the higher parts of the design.

All the elements were attached, then the sentiment stamped and added as you see.

I hope you can come and join us with your birthday projects following the theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Mix It Up – anything goes – option of shaped card not taken

Addicted to Stamps & More – birthday

CYHTP – embossing folder – option of tie it up not taken

Critter Crazy – anything goes with a critter

Daisy Chain Challenge – birthday