Saturday 17 March 2012

birthday barclay

Good evening all.i hope you are all well.not overly nice weather today, lots of rain but i got my mothers day boxes made.i`m really pleased with my mothers day cards this year.i also decorated the insides of the cards and to box tops too.fingers crossed my mum and mil will like them tomorrow.my poor mum has to work so i will go to work to her and give her , her gifts ;D
so on to my card for tonight which is using a new character from pollycraft, i was lucky to come in the top 3 so got to choose a free digi and couldn`t resist sweet barclay - thanks paula :D
i am entering my card into the following challenges:
1.pollycraft challenge - challenge 131 - paula`s sketch
2.cute card thursday - challenge 208 - happy birthday
3,paper shelter challenge - challenge 55 - for the boys
4.crafty ribbons challenge - challenge 15 - birthdays
5.totally papercrafts challenge - challenge 108 - male card
6.craft your days away - challenge 141 - just for men/boys and buttons

products used are:
white card blank
2 shades of brown card
webster`s pages paper and boofle papers
buttons from stash
circle nestie
doodling
personal impressions sentiment
pollycraft image - barclay star
promarkers

promarkers used are:
honeycomb.spice.terracotta,burnt orange,chestnut
tan,cinnamon,walnut
ruby,berry,burgandy,shale
pastel yellow,mustard,raw sienna


and a sideways view.
thanks so much for popping by, means a lot and huge hello to my new followers :D
luv coops xx

63 comments:

Gem said...

he's very sweet, beautiful card hun :) x

Little K Smith said...

Aaaawww this is so cute Coops! The image is just adorable, love the papers and fantastic layout too :)
Kelly.x

Michelle said...

wow hes ace and what a fantastic card xx

Anita said...

Very cute card. Love the texture you've given to Barclay!

Jo said...

Fab!!He's sooo cute!
Jo x

Mau xx said...

Aww!!! Coops he is adorable, and you coloured him perfectly. Love the papers..I so love checks xxxxx
Have a lovely Mums day tomorrow xxxx

Squirrel x said...

It's like looking in a mirror, lol! Brilliant card my friend. Sxx

Amanda said...

He s so cute, have a great day tomorrow, hugs, Amanda x

Wendy said...

Absolutely fabulous Coops, such a cute image and love the papers & buttons, gorgeous colours.
Wendy xx

Suzie's Card Den said...

A cute card with a cheeky character.
Hugs
Suzie xx

McCrafty's Cards said...

Brilliant card Coop's, I like the image, you have coloured him perfectly, I like the papers and the buttons.
Kevin xx

nnalorac said...

Super fun card Coops, a real cheeky looking character, love him. Carolxx

Unknown said...

Ooooh that's just fab! Love the buck teeth, so sweet!

Great colour combo and papers as well.

Sarah

The Crafty Blonde said...

Fab card, love the cute image and gingham papers. Great layout and colours
Lyndsey xx

Pop's Cards said...

Hi sweetie this is just gorgeous...

So loving the colours that you have chosen too...

Have a fabulous weekend hugs Pops x x x

Netty said...

Terrific card Coops, loving the image and the great papers. x

susiestacey said...

Hi Coops, gorgeous card and a greta layout too x Susan x

Fleur said...

A fantastic card, great colour choice and love the image
HUGZ Fleur xXx

Shell said...

Yeah your right Coops he sure is a cutie, gorjuss card too.
Shell xx

Noreen said...

Great card Nic, love the texture & also the way you've elevated the star xx

Sue B said...

Aww what a sweet image Coops! he's adorable! and your colouring is perfect! Love the gorgeous papers and embellies - those buttons are fab! :-)
Hope you have a great weekend!
Big Hugs!
Sue xx

gina g said...

Hi Nic what a fab card i had to smile when i saw the sweet image and great colouring and papers too. Hope you have a lovely day tomorrow. luv gina xx

Catherine said...

Really cute card and love all the different checks...

Jen Nelson said...

simply gorgeous hun x love the colour combo

jen xxx

Paula said...

Aww he's fantastic! Love your card its fab!! Paula xx

Mary J said...

So fabby coops, a perfect take on the sketch! Thx for joining us at POllycrafts!

M x

tilly said...

yoohooo!!!!!!!! I'm back lol, super card for your Mum hope you both have a great day
Tilly

Anonymous said...

He's lovely isn't he? Really like your choice of papers tonight and the sentiments lovely. I really like the mixed font sentiments! Lovely!xx

Cor* said...

Cuteness indeed! So fun and quirky! love your coloring and papers are perfect!

Creations by Shirl said...

This is so darn cute Coops..
love that image and the layout and papers are awesome as always...

Have A Scrap Happy Day said...

Super cute and I love all the button embellies.

nicolet said...

What a very nice card have you made Coops!!
Hugs Nicolet

Kathleen said...

Brilliant card Coops.
Kathleen x

Chrissy said...

A little cutie alright Coops..great colouring,love all the random buttons, fabulous card.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Crafty Moone Cards said...

So cute. Sue x

Jackie said...

What a delightful character and a brilliant card :)
Jackie xx

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Fab colouring and love the colour combo.

Christine L said...

He's very cute Nic and your card is fab!
Happy Mother's Day - hope you have a nice one!

Hugs
Christine x

Sue said...

A very cute card Nic,fab colouring.
Happy Mothers Day.
Have a lovely day.
Hugs Sue xx

Diane's Card Designs said...

Such a sweet card...love all the layers and gorgeous backing papers.
Diane xx

The Crafty Blonde said...

I have left a little something for you on my blog
Lyndsey xx

Donna said...

Too cute Nic, I love the gingham papers and gorgeous colours, adorable little image too :) Donna ♥ x

Sarah said...

Awww, love this card Coops, fab image and gorgeous colouring. Love the layout and papers too x

Turtle In The Sand said...

You have done it again Nic. Really precious little card. Love those buck teeth. Thanks for joining us at Totally PaperCrafts this week. ***Linda

Berry said...

What a total cutie Nic hope you are having a great mothers day hugs Rebekah xx

Caz said...

Lovely card...Thank you for joining us at Craft your days away, and good luck..

Caz x CYDA DT

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

What a sweetie Coops! Great choice of papers to go with the cute little image too x

maxine said...

A great card lovely colours

Sally said...

He's a cutie Nic & a smashing card with super papers & embellies.
Sally x

Janette said...

Hi Nic, awwww this is very cute...I hope you ahd a fab Mothers Day ..xx

Carolk said...

fab card, waht a great image too x

Donna Mosley said...

WOW! Nic, this is so sweet. Love the image and your amazing colouring.

Donna x

Lou said...

Hi! this is really sweet Coops,just love him and your colours/
papers are gorgeous- buttons too.
Hope you have had a lovely day?
hugs Lou.xxx

Wendy Fraser said...

Yay, I'm finally able to leave you a comment! Darn blogger! Stunning card, love the furry texture. Hope you've had a fab Mother's Day. xx

Joey said...

Lub Lub Lub it, how cute is Barclay!!! so adorable, your colouring is gorgeous love the papers. Thanks for joining us at Pollycraft. Joey xx

Sue said...

Hi hun
aww fabulous card, great image & colouring, fab embelies & papers lovely design, sue,x

Delphine said...

Totally adorable! I love your image and all the gingham! Wonderful colour combo too! Hugs Delphine xx

coldwaters2 said...

Hiya Nic what a super card, loving that image he made me smile, the colours, papers and design are fantastic, thank you for joining our challenge at The Paper Shelter this week.
hugs
Lorraine x

Ally said...

isn't that very sweet?! Love your card! And I just read about your accidents below...hope you are feeling better now!! Take cars.
Hugs, Alessandra

Sarah-Jane said...

What a fab squirrel. Love the layout and papers.
Sarah-Jane xx

xxxtglxxx said...

Aww, another cutie! Brilliant card, love the papers and buttons too.

hugs

xxalisonxx

Sarahshandmadecardsx said...

A great card Nic. I love the cute image and your great papers and colours you have used.

Thanks for joinning us this fortnight at CYDA in our men/boys & buttons challenge.

Sarahx

cebelica said...

This must be one of the cutest images ever. Fab card! xx