Circus Happier Birthday Vintage-Easel Card...Join us for a new MayzyArt Challenge!

Hi there, friends!  Oh wow, I can't believe 2 weeks had passed after our first MayzyArt Challenge was launched.  Yes, time flew by so fast and I am so excited to find out who wins our first Challenge.  Don't worry, we'll find out soon enough.  But what's the good news?..Once a door closes, another opens so, we are launching our next Challenge and this time, it's all about CIRCUS! MayzyArt has several stamps for this theme so, if you wish to join us, hop on MayzyArt Blog and enter your projects there.  

Here is my square (5.5") Vintage-Easel DT card for the MayzyArt Circus Challenge.  Isn't this image so pretty?  My hubby grew up in the Circus as his father started as a tightrope walker and eventually owned and managed one as he was growing up.  So, in honor of my Father-in-law, I chose this image.  She is called "Tightrope Walker" and is available at MayzyArt Shop.  I colored her with my Promarker and Prismacolor markers, added some glitters (Stickles) and braided 3 strands of natural twine for the rope and attached to the card with a mini clothespin (these are sooo cute!). I gave her an earring using a blue gem.  I added a layered Prima flowers with copper brad at the center.  My patterned background paper is from My Mind's Eye (Boy Stack) and the Kraft DP (circus inspired) is from Paper Studio (Everyday Kraft).  I used several Distress inks (Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Frayed Burlap) to add a vintage feel to this project (oh, did you see those tickets I cut-out from the DP?  They are distressed with Fired Brick, Rusty Hinge and Faded Jeans).  I used Fiskars for the sentiment and stamped it over a fancy tag I die-cut from Spellbinders and fastened with a couple of copper brads.  I also used Stampabilities for the "Oh happy day" sentiment located at the personal message space.  This card was a lot of work but it's all worth it...I love the result!  So, what do you all think?  This Card is entered into the following Challenges:

1.    Saturday Challenge featuring "Anything Goes"
2.    Simon Says Stamp featuring "Anything Goes" 
3.    Crafty Ribbons featuring "Easel Cards" 
4.    2 Sisters Challenge featuring "Inside and Out" 
5.    Crafter's Companion featuring "Embellishments" 
6.    Hooked on Crafts featuring "All that Glitters" 
7.    The Cutie Pie featuring "Die Cuts and Punches" 
8.    Hotshot Craft featuring "Die Cuts" 
9.    Shelly's Images featuring "You Pick Two"  ( I picked a Digi, Flowers, Bling, Markers)
10.  The Southern Girls featuring "Die-Cut/Punches" 
11.  Crafty Calendar featuring "Flowers in Bloom" 
12.  Fab 'n' Funky featuring "Celebrations" 
13.  Phindy's Place featuring "Pile it On" 
14.  The Crazy Challenge featuring "Childhood Memories" 
15.  Crafting for all Seasons featuring "Many Layers" 
16.  Inky Impressions featuring "IIC61/Summer Fun" 
17.  My Sheri Crafts featuring "Summer Lovin'" 

 CIRCUS HAPPIER BIRTHDAY VINTAGE-EASEL CARD:

 CIRCUS HAPPIER BIRTHDAY VINTAGE-EASEL CARD WHEN CLOSED:

 CIRCUS HAPPIER BIRTHDAY VINTAGE-EASEL CARD LAYERS:

 CIRCUS HAPPIER BIRTHDAY VINTAGE-EASEL CARD WITH MESSAGE SPACE:

CIRCUS HAPPIER BIRTHDAY VINTAGE-EASEL CARD WITH ENVELOPE-BOX:

I would love to hear any comments you have for this project.  I am not an expert on vintage design but I would say, I thoroughly enjoyed designing and creating this card.  I am sure, I will make a few more vintage pieces as time permits.  Looking outside my window and looks like a gloomy day but nothing gloomy when the Lord Jesus is in my heart...Thanking Him for all the creativity that enters my head.  He's awesomely awesome!  Don't forget to join us at MayzyArt Challenge...Hurry!