AAA birthday challenge #53 - Animals

Good morning lovely friends and Happy 1st September.  Another month rolls by and we are into autumn, although we didn't have much of a summer really did we?  All the schools and universities will be starting back soon but thankfully my boys are grown up now so no more of the last minute panic buying for back to school stuff lol!  

I'm here to share my DT card for this month's AAA Birthday challenge and this month we want to see your animals.  I love using cute critters on my cards and I have the honour of choosing one of the winners this month (Maaike will be choosing the second winner).  I am looking forward to seeing all your lovely animal creations.  I needed a card for a friend who loves cats so it was perfect timing for my card.  

Here is my cute kitty card:

a closer look at the cats:

I had a spare cat so decorated the inside too:

I stamped quite a few different cats; coloured them with Promarkers and used the matching dies to cut them out.  I used a paw print stencil for a subtle background using light grey ink; I didn't want anything too busy but it adds a little interest behind my images.  I die cut the number 50 from hot pink card and also cut and coloured a balloon and a present for a little more pink on my card.  I very rarely make square cards these days but thought I could fit more cats on my card with this size card.  I added the paw print panel onto a hot pink square of card and adhered it to my card base with liquid glue.  The cats, balloon and present were added with thin foam squares and the 50 and the sentiment strip were added with liquid glue.  I finished with some shimmer pen to the balloon and present for some sparkle.  As I had one cat left over after I completed my card I decided to add it to the inside of my card, along with a birthday sentiment.  Again this panel was added to hot pink card and adhered to the inside of my card with liquid glue.  A super cute card for a cat lover I think.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Krafty Chicks challenge - ATG

Cardz for Galz challenge - cute animals or insects

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - sparkle and shine

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - ATG

As You Like It challenge - favourite animal (and why) - I love all animals but we've always had cats; they are so much fun, but everything is on their terms and they keep you on your toes lol!

Stencil Fun challenge - use stencils - option butterflies

My Time To Craft challenge - use die cuts (3rd entry)

Pearly Sparkles challenge - pink, pearls and/or sparkles (use at least one)

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG but include an animal

Simply Create Too challenge - use stamps

Addicted to Stamps and More challenge - birthdays

I hope you be able to find the time to enter in our challenge this month.  Please pop over to the blog to see my fellow teamies gorgeous creations; you won't be disappointed.  We also have a guest designer joining us - Trina P. - please give her some love, her creations are wonderful.  

Thank you for stopping by; I love reading your comments and appreciate them all. 

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:

MFT - cute cats

MFT - sweet birthday wishes (for balloon and present)

Gina K Designs - mixed messages sentiment sheets

Gina K Designs - sentiment strip dies

Gina K Designs - birthday cheer (for inside sentiment)

Spellbinders - simply perfect alphabet dies

Nuvo - aqua shimmer pen (glitter gloss)

Honey Bee Stamps - friends FURever stencil set (only used one)

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm smooth white card 

Promarkers

Memento tuxedo black ink pad

pink card from stash