Much Gifted Birthday Duck

I made this birthday card for an elderly friend who is fond of ducks.  She loved it!

 

I started with a purple card base, onto which I stamped a birthday gift repeatedly to create a background on the top, affixed patterned paper on the bottom, and added a strip of black polka-dot ribbon.  I embossed the duck stamp in silver, coloured with watercolour markers, outlined in silver, mounted on yellow and then black cardstock, stamped the sentiment in black, and affixed to the card with foam tape.  Lastly I embellished with a handmade bow.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamps:  Duck (Penny Black 3212K Much Gifted!),sentiment (The Old Island Stamp Company), birthday gift (dollar store)
• Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
• Watercolour markers:  Tombow
• Embossing powder:  Silver (The Artful Stamper)
• Silver marker:  Pilot
• Cardstock:  Stampin' Up!, Recollections
• Patterned paper:  Source unknown
• Ribbon:  Dollarama 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Amusing Challenges Anything Goes (no digis) 2E #1
Card Mania #28 Ribbon 3E #2

Crafty Ribbons #58 Anything Goes with Ribbon 5E #2

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday #6 Birthday 2E #1 C10

Penny Black Saturday Bright and Sunny UE

Pile It On Designer Paper UE

Robyn's Fetish #174 Rectangular Cards Only 3E #2

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Dotty (ribbon) 5E #1

The House that Stamps Built DCC814 Things with Wings UE
Totally Gorjuss #198 Bows UE

 

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments!  Have a great day!