Come party with us at Wags'n'Whiskers

Good morning all

Well it's been a sad day in the craftroom today : ( 

my trust Sizzix Bigshot Express finally gave up

after over 7 years of faithful service - the motor just got weaker and weaker 

and he just couldn't emboss anymore, and dies were spending more time stuck in the plates than cutting!!

So I nipped out to Hobbycraft today and got a Big Shot Plus

- they had a great offer on and it was a matter of absolutely can't do without!!

It's just great to be able to craft without the bother again! -It's so sturdy and cuts and embosses really well - I realise how my poor Bigshot Express was struggling when I see what this does

I was hoping to hold out for the new Crafters Companion Gemini which is due out in a few weeks - it's an electronic machine and looked great when I saw it demonstrated a couple of weeks ago.  

My birthday's coming up very soon so I may neeeed to still have one - I've always had both a manual and electronic die cutting machine (but after my last Grand Calibur literally broke up into pieces inside - the second one I've had do this I called it a day - no more of these plastic machines for me.  And as a manual machine compared to the Big Shot Grand Calibur is just no contest. 

So it's happy dance day for me - new machine up and running : )))) 

But back to today's card

The new challenge is up and running at 

Wags'n'Whiskers

and the theme is 

Let's Party

(we want to see birthday creations)

I made this card with the cute

Buddy's Balloon _ available here
- he's just too cute!!

 I used to make a lot of easel cards at one time - probably my favourite shape

but it seems to have been a while since I made one - and I sooo needed to use that lovely new  

Happy Birthday die that I just got from Sue Wilson at Creative Expressions!!

This is what I did.....

Image - buddy's Ballon - Wags'n Whiskers

Coloured with Spectrum noir pens and pencils

Sentiment die - happy birthday from Creative expressions

Corner dies and curved corner square (!)  - MFT

Ballon punches - Martha Stewart

Papers MME 

Red and Blue card TH Core'dnations from Crafters companion

PARTY lettering - Sizzix TH Wanted die strip

Hope you'll come and join in with us for our fun challenge

Hugs

Judith