05 December 2011

Happy birthday to you!

Hi there!


{ To read about my blog's first birthday celebrations, please click on the balloons in the side bar!}


It's color challenge time at  less is more this week ~ color : green.

I think I have enough Christmas cards, so I decided to make a birthday card with the sentiment as main feature.





The sentiment is computer generated. What is nice about this type of open font, is that you can do so much with it. If you keep it small, you can leave it as is, or only edit the color. If you use it in a bigger format, you can color it with markers or paper piece it like I did in this card.

I paper pieced each letter with a different patterned paper (great way to use scraps!)

As always... I'm sharing it with... YOU!

There are more like this one in the side bar labeled "free sentiments".  You are welcome to use it. A link back would be appreciated!


Other challenges

make it monday ~ anything goes
pink gem challenge ~ monochromatic, non Christmas, with sentiment
drunken stampers ~ monochromatic
4 crafty chicks ~ birthday

Thanks for your visit!

16 comments:

Chrissie said...

What a fabulous card... the paper piecing looks fabulous.
Thanks so much for joining us and for the free sentiment!
Chrissie
"Less is More"

Mandi said...

Some very inricate cutting there, Hannelie
Very precise too FAB card
Thank you so much
manid LIM

Marlena M. said...

You have such a great style, Hannelie! Very classy card. ;)

Lori Turner said...

Wow! That's a lot of tiny cutting! This card is CAS but has total WOW factor :) Thanks for entering it at 4 Crafty Chicks this week.

Rene said...

Super pretty and elegant! Thank you so much for joining us at MIM this week! Don't forget to leave a comment for another entry and mention you saw them on MIM. The more comments left, the greater your chance of winning! Good luck!
Rene :D

Katie said...

Great card!
Thanks for playing in A Gem of a Challenge

Unknown said...

What a fun card, I love it's simplicity but at the same time it is so creative, love it xxx

Ardilla said...

Thank you!
Can I ask you something? How is the font for BIRTHDAY word called?

Mary J said...

Hannelie, this is so fab! I love how you did the birthday lettering like that! Thx for linking it up to the Make It Monday party honey!

Mary J x

Tamie said...

Loving the clean and simple look of your card. You cut out a lot and it looks like it is just stamped on the card. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome creation with us at 4 Crafty Chicks.

Karen said...

Fantastic design! I love the idea of recylcing all those little bits of paper and card that we crafters hoard too Karen x

Kelley said...

Great card, the paperpiecing is wonderful! Thank you for sharing the sentiment.

Kathyk said...

Happy Blogversary to you.

Your LIM card is super

Kathyk

Vicki Fraser said...

Wonderful use of tid bits of paper, love the sentiment too :)

Janet said...

Beautiful card.....thank you for joining us at A Gem of a Challenge x

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much!