Retro birthday

Over at the Colour Crazy Challenge blog this week, 

the very popular Dr Digi is our sponsor. 

I got this fab, retro image "unwind"

and used it to make a card for my friend's birthday. 

 I used some retro patterned papers from my DCWV paper pack,

inked all the edges and added white dots with my sakura pen.

The image was simple to colour and I 

drew on some lines to make it look like an old cassette tape I used to have

and it was also handy to have somewhere

to write the sentiment! 

You can't tell on the picture, but I 

used glossy accents on the tape parts of the cassette. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges: 

Gem of a challenge - atg - 23 April 

Allsorts - masculine - 23 April

Craft rocket - for the boys / men - 1  May

Creative knockouts - atg - 21 April

Jan's digi stamps - atg- 2 May

Crafty hazelnuts patterned paper - atg - 1 May

Mother's Day

At Patties Creations, the usual "anything goes" challenge

has just started - but you can join in with the theme, which is butterfly/dragonfly.

I used two of Patties images:

Butterfly 1 (both butterflies are this image, just flipped and resized.)

and Succulents with hanging vases...

 I wanted to make this into a Mothers day card for my mother-in-law

and used backing papers in colours I knew she would love. 

I added a sentiment onto the succulents image, which I coloured with my promarkers

and other alcohol markers. 

I used glossy accents on the vases and coloured and fussy-cut the butterflies. 

I added a little 3d foam underneath the wings to give some dimension

and a punched leaf next to the sentiment. 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - atg - 27 April

Paper funday - atg - 1 May

Crafty Catz - atg - 14 April