It's the 5th again already, and that means it's time for another Crafty Gals Challenge! This month, we are celebrating the talented Barb by CASEing one of her works of art! I had so much fun browsing through Barb's blog, and admiring her great style! She uses lots of layers and bright colors, and almost always adds buttons or brads to embellish her cards. It was tough to pick just one card to CASE! I finally decided on this one that she posted back in February. I have lots of dog images, so I knew I would be able to go with the same theme, but what really caught my eye was the center opening... I ALWAYS do standard folds, so I thought it would be fun to try something different! Thanks for the inspiration Barb! :)

    

(Barb's Original Card)

     

So here is what I came up with... my layout is the same, but I changed up the colors. I used a precolored digi from Clearly Digi Stamps called Mr. Spike. I used my Memento Tuxedo Black Marker to draw the border around the image. The patterned paper is a digital paper that is included with the image. Instead of an oval for my sentiment (also part of the Mr. Spike set), I cut it out with my Your Next Stamp Fishtail/Banner Dies. To finish it off, I added a little heart shaped button tied with jute twine.

     

     

Be sure to visit the rest of the Crafty Gals to see how they have honored Barb today... you can find their blog links on my sidebar.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!