A beary happy birthday

     Our challenge this week at The Kraft Journal is to "Use Your Stash".  My stash is ridiculous if truth be told.  I don't even know half of what I have and the sad thing is I keep buying more.  LOL  Mostly paper and dies but they still add to the pile.  :-)
     So for this card I dug into my stash of Kraft Outlet supplies and came up with this tag pocket card.  This may look like a simple card, but I'm telling you it was a major ordeal.  Not because its hard, but because it took me forever to decide what I was going to make!  :-)  It's a simple criss cross card fold with a tag insert and I've used some cute birthday bears from Sassy Cheryl's.
  Here are the card deets.  I started with a base of Light Kraft Cover Weight cardstock and matted it with Bazzill and My Mind's Eye DP.  I did some machine stitching and added a couple of punched borders from Buff Ivory Cover Weight cardstock and that's pretty much the main part of the card.  The balloons are three White Round Metal Edge tags that I colored with Copics.  I added some little punched and Stickled stars and a wee bit of white gel pen and then I tied all the tag strings together with some Red Baker's Twine.  The sentiment was printed on the Light Kraft and I added some buttons tied with Hang Tag String to the ends.
     You can see the insert in the following picture.  It's really plain and simple, just layers papers and the top edge is punched.

     Hope you'll join us for this week's challenge.  Each time you play you get a chance at winning this months $15.00 voucher from Kraft Outlet and a shot at Top Three or Feature Me Friday.  So grab that kraft paper or Kraft Outlet supplies and come play along.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Digi Makeover--pocket card
Incy Wincy--digis only
Ooh La La--bold and bright
Pollycraft Monday--cute critters
One Stop Craft--three circles
Crafty Catz--animals
Stampin' for the Weekend--ready TEDDY go
Paper Crafting Journey--three or more patterned papers
The Play Date Cafe--color palette


My Mum's Craft Shop--celebration
Digital Tuesdays--birthdays

     Happy Monday!


Kraft Outlet Supplies


Light Kraft Cover Weight cardstock
Buff Ivory Cover Weight cardstock
White Round Metal Edge Tags
Red Baker's Twine
Hang Tag String


Other Supplies


Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Quite Contrary--Jack and Jill", Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamp:  Sassy Cheryl's "Birthday Bears"
Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Marvy Uchida white gel pen
Tools:  Nestabilities Classic Ovals, and Labels Eighteen, EK Success Dotted Scallop edge punch, Martha Stewart star hole punch, sewing machine
Miscellaneous:  Diamond Stickles, buttons from my stash