Birthday Card For a Little Fireman

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :)

As some of you may know, I'm a mother to four boys .. the two 'little' ones are aged 6 and 8 and so I am in need of many birthday cards for boys (because they are invited to other little boys birthday partys a lot *smile*)

Soooo .. here's one more for my (actually not existing *g*) stash... because I'm always happy to have a card on hand for the next birthday invitation my boys get ;-)

I used the super cute new digi stamp 'Fireman Bear' by Meljen's Design and one of the stamps from the 'Party Mini Letter Seals' rubber stamp set by Raindrop Echo.

I did some paper piecing on the firemanbear's coat using a blue paper :)

The papers I used for the card are from the new 'Boyish Charm Papers' by Elise's Pieces. I love her kits and papers because she really is a master in doing 'boyish' stuff! 

A little bit of distressing using Distress inks around the edges of the patterened background paper and around the circle of the focal image, then some faux stitching.. that's it.. pretty easy :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

challenges:

• A Spoon Full of Sugar #148 (Celebrate)
• Auds Sentiments #26 (anything goes)
• Crafty Catz #79 (Children's Cards)
• Delicious Doods #22 (Anything Goes)
• Delightful Challenges (Paper Piecing or Paper Piercing)
• Fun with Shapes and More #81 (Animals)
• Meljen's Challenge #55 (Masculine)
• Phindys Place # (Paper Piecing)
• Sew Many Cards #51 (Sketch) 
• Southern Girls Challenge (Green and Blue)
• Stampavie and more #138 (Birthday)
  

card recipe:

• stamps - Fireman Bear by Meljen's Designs, Party Mini Letter Seals by Raindrop Echo Designs
• color medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Distress inks, white gel pen from Sakura
• design papers - 'Boyish Charm Papers' by Elise's Pieces
• tools - Big Shot
• other supplies - cardstock from Bazzill, Nestabilities classic and scalloped circle dies, ribbon from Rico Design, mini buttons from Wild Orchid Crafts, paper piecing tool from stash, white gel pen from Sakura, foam pads from stash, Glue Dots Minis

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Sylvia