You can be my hero baby

     My pastor and his wife have two little boys ages 6 and 3.  The three year old asked his mom if he could be Superman when he grew up.  LOL  She told him he could be whatever he wanted to be so we'll have to wait a few years and see if his super powers develop.  I couldn't stop thinking about him the whole time I was making this card and I believe it will be going home with his mom very soon.  Maybe she can use it to write him a note for later or stick it in his scrapbook.  :-)
     Although this is pretty CAS it took quite a bit of work.  The banner pieces were made in my usual way by cutting off the arms of a Sizzix star die cut.  There's a layer of chipboard and two layers of Bazzill.  That's pretty simple and straight forward, but do you see those little stars on there?  Those were punched one by one with a Martha Stewart star hole punch and glued on one by one.  I needed some Spiderman sticky finger super powers for all those itty bitty stars.  :-)
     Now I haven't even told you yet, but maybe you've guessed that this is a Whimsy and Stars Studio Mabelle R.O. image.  I just think he's adorable and you can find him in Mabelle's etsy store.  If you aren't a follower of The Whimsy and Stars Studio blog then you may have missed the BIG announcement Mabelle posted yesterday.  At the end of the month she will be releasing some new rubber stamps through The Crafts Meow as a new stamp illustrator for them.  Mabelle's rubbing elbows with some pretty awesome talent over there like Nina Brackett.  You can read about her new adventure right here for yourself.  :-)
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays--be patriotic (USA)
Top Tip Tuesday--one for the men
Crafty Bloggers Network--anything goes
Incy Wincy--use only colors or items from your country (USA)
Kaboodle Doodles--a boy's life
Make It Monday--anything goes
Paper Playtime--red, white, blue plus die cuts (circle and star tip banners)
The Cutie Pie Challenge--one for the boys
Sentimental Sunday--be patriotic
2 Sisters--red, white, and blue
Card Makin Mama's--red, white, and blue
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards--anything goes
Phindy's Place--inspired by a song (note the title--Enrique!)
Poodles Parlour--cute and/or cuddly
Paper Play--flags/pennants/banners
Inspired by Stamping--red, white, and blue
Sisterhood of Crafters--stars

     Tomorrow's the last day to link up for my candy draw.  Meanwhile I hope you enjoy my little super hero and have a great week!


Supplies

• Paper:  The Paper Studio, Bazzill, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft and chipboard
• Stamp:  Whimsy and Stars Studio "Superboy", Cardz TV "It's All About you"
• Ink:  Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black, Faded Jeans Distress ink
• Tools:  Sizzix Stars #2 die, Martha Stewart Embossed Zigzag punch and Star hole punch, Nestabilities Standard Circles, Making Memories Eyelet Setter
• Miscellaneous:  Kraft Outlet Earthy Hemp Cord, Recollections eyelets