September 01, 2023

Guest Designer for AAA Birthday Game #53 - Animals

Hello everyone.  I’m excited to be guest designing (GD) this month at AAA Birthday (AAAB) for their September challenge - ANIMALS.


With so many options, it was a difficult decision, but I settled on the Mice Day to Celebrate stamp and die set from My Favorite Things, which I’ve had for over a year now! 🫣  Here’s my card.


Stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on alcohol marker friendly cardstock, coloured with Copic Sketch markers then die cut out with the matching dies.  Fussy cut out certain parts of images to work better for the scene.  Added highlights with a white gel pen. 

Copic markers used:
mice - C00/0/2/4, R81/83
blue - B00/01/02/05
yellow - Y11/13


The floor and base board were die cut from Kraft and white cardstock, respectively, using the Wood Floor die set from Penny Black.  For better definition, applied Brushed Corduroy distress inks to the floor.  White heat embossed the sentiment onto black cardstock.  Assembled the card onto a white card base tge. Added clear shimmer on the blues for some sparkle to finish.


I want to thank Jane and the AAAB team for having me GD this month. Having said that, you have all month long to join in the fun with your animal birthday themed cards!  For more inspirations from the design team and/or link up your entry, click HERE.  Please note, affiliate links have been used in this post when possible at no extra cost to you.  Thank you for stopping by.






Challenges:
NBUS #54 - new stamp + die 

23 comments:

Cardsbymaaike said...

Fabulous card Trina, I love all that blue! gorgeous. thank you for being our Guest Designer this month for the AAA Birthday Card Challenges

Jane said...

Brilliant card Trina. Love your signature blues. Thanks for guesting at AAA Birthday. x

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Congrats on guest designing, Trina!! Just love your trio of bday mice, especially the upside down one :)

Maria said...

Oh, my! What a cute card with the darling fun mice! Perfect sentiment, too!

Lisa Elton said...

Congrats on guesting, Trina, your card is adorable!

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

A very well deserved GD and this card is just adorable!!! So very cute and fun! Great colouring and scene as always!!! I’m not surprised to see blue colour! :D
Hugs

Bonnie said...

Such a fun birthday card, Trina! The mice are perfectly colored and look like they're having the best time! Love what the floor die adds to the scene! Congratulations on your Guest Designer spot, my friend!

Christine Alexander said...

Trina, your card is so darn adorable, love the wood floor they're playing on ♥

Susan said...

Adorable mice - fabulous layout and colouring. Congrats on being Guest Designer at AAA Birthday.

Cathy said...

Such a sweet card Trina, those mice look like they are having a ball! Your colouring is amazing as always too! Thankyou for playing along at STB, Cathy x

Elaine aka Ellapu said...

fantabulous card love meeces and congrats on being a guest designer xx

Nancy said...

This is as darling as can be, Trina! Your creativity and talent blows me away! Thanks for being in the gallery at Seize the Birthday!

Loll said...

So adorable, Trina. This card makes me smile! :) xx

Brenda in IN said...

These cuties are having a great time celebrating. Of course I love the sentiment! Great way to use the floor die for them to play on. I love the one floating with the balloon.

Colleen said...

Trina, I love your little mice and the very fun birthday scene you created with them. The mouse upside down cracks me up! It is so very delightful to see you in the gallery at STB! thank you for joining us!

The Crafty Den said...

What a super cute card Trina. Your mice are adorable and your colouring is fantastic. Loving the colour scheme you used. Thanks for being a guest at AAA Birthday challenge this month. Hugs, Denise, DT x x

Kathyk said...

What a fab make, lovely image and great colouring - thanks so much for joining the Seize the Birthday challenge where I'm a Guest Designer this time around

Kathyk

Heather said...

This is adorable!! Love the fun little scene you created! Thanks for playing with Critter Crazy Challenge.

Darnell said...

I want to be at their party, Trina! These mice know how to have a good time and that wooden floor is inspired; so much easier to clean than carpeting when that cupcake hits the floor!😄 Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! And congrats on the GD gig! Hugs, Darnell

Vicki Dutcher said...

Super fun! Your coloring brings the mice to life :) - Thanks for joining in at STB and Guesting at AAA Birthday :)

baileyrosy.com said...

Congratulations on your guest DT spot and you really rocked this challenge. I love your choice of colour here and once again it's impeccable. Those little mice are so cute and the touch of craft is perfect.

Marie

BożenA said...

What a funny birthday scene. I think these mice also used helium to sing with their thin voices :-)) I love the way you created this room and how you colored these cute characters.
xx

Jane.D said...

This is so adorable! Such a cute, and fun, little birthday scene! Love the colours and your colouring is so beautiful! Thank you for guest designing for us at AAA Birthday this month! xx