Curly Happy Birthday

 I love this technique and haven't had my chalks (soft pastels) out for ages, so I just had to make a card

...well actually I made two

My first blue card is also for The Paper Players challenge and I've chose the top line across: 

Birds, Blue and Birthday. 

I used the Versamark ink and chalk to do the bird cage, the sentiment and the bird - he wasn't facing the right way so I stamped him on the Mirror Block and then on the card, he came out less defined but still cute.

On my second card with the flower I chalked the card and then stamped the swirls and chalked them in two shades.

Thanks for taking a peek

Thinking about You

    

I'm early this Saturday morning, got a move on with the chores and decided to finish off this card and get it posted straight off.  I watched a tutorial at Topical Tuesdays tt072 on Annabelle Stamps blog, on using different coloured embossing powders , so searched in my drawers for my old stock and there you go I have pink, blue, white and pearl white and a few others....clear emb powder created the black looking images.  I've used the layout at Sketchbook Saturday #99 and am quite happy with this very different card that emerged. Thanks for taking  a peek