The bookish birthday

Hello, crafting friends!

Have you seen the The Library Challenge yet? They show a book cover every fortnight and the challenge is to create a card based on the cover, the title or the actual book. This month's cover is so fabulous it sent me scuttling off to rummage through my stamp collection! Come and see:

The image on the left is the book cover and the one on the right is my card. I used the pretty lady from Concorde & 9th's Winter Wear, doodling in a mouth, a lower face and a simple shoulder shape. I knew when I bought it that this would be a versatile set!  I turned the spectacles from the set into funky sunglasses too.

I stamped the lady onto white card stock with a book from Waffle Flower's Books and Coffee. Everything was coloured with alcohol markers and the whole thing fussy cut.

For the background, I drew some black stripes on white card stock, butted it up against some coral card stock and cut it into a panel with a stitched rectangle die from Heffy Doodles. The lady was stamped again, directly onto the coral part of the background so that you can see the wispy bits of her hair when the fussy cut piece was glued over the top. To finish, I added a doodled title for the book and a die cut sentiment by Lawn Fawn.

CHALLENGES

As well as The Library Challenge, I'm joining in with another new-to-me challenge - Crazy 4 Challenges, where the theme is Your Favourite Summer Activity - and I've chosen reading outside in the sunshine. I'm also linking up with Seize The Birthday, where I've opted for the Anything Goes theme.

AND IN OTHER NEWS
The lockdown rules have relaxed a bit in the UK and my lovely daughter has come to stay for the week. I haven't seen her since March and I can't tell you how delighted I am to see her.

The sassy sisters!

And I'm not the only one! Eva greeted her with the little crying hen noises she always makes when one of the family returns after an absence. So cute :)

Hope you had a good weekend and are staying safe and well.

Hugs,