Oh, Alice!- chess card

I just found this AMAZING blog the other day and I'm seriously surprised that I didn't know about it before! It's called Oh, Alice! and it's Alice in Wonderland themed!!! I know, it's awesome, right?

So they have an Alice in Wonderland challenge each week using a different idea from the book. It's like this blog was made with me in mind!

So this week's theme is Chess or anything chess themed, such as a chessboard pattern.

This is my card:

I incorporated a chess theme with the checker board patterned background, and the birthday "queen" idea.

I'm really happy with how it turned out.

I wrote the "birthday" with a white gel pen- the only thing I don't like is my terrible handwriting!

Here's the crown:

I didn't own a crown embellishment, so I googled "cartoon crown," printed it out, and cut it out over a blue paper. Then I used a sliver paint marker to add a border and details, along with some silver paper and some pearls.

Pretty cool, huh?

Supplies used:

Kraft cardstock

K&Company K-Ology Addison Chipboard letters

Purple Making Memories paper

Blue paper (?)

Random silver paper (I think it's from a school project)

Marcella by K pearls

EK Success metallic silver paint marker

Uni-ball Signo broad white gel pen

Prima stamp

Fiskars Threading Water punch

Zing! clear embossing powder

(I also entered this int the ABC Challenge. G is for glitter, and these letters are glittery, so I hope that counts!)

So... what do you think? Please let me know with a comment!

Don't hesitate to check out the rest of my blog!

Gotta go study for midterms! (help!)

-Haylie