Crafty Cardmakers 29 - clean & simple

This week at Crafty Cardmakers our challenge is a clean & simple one - I had FUN with this :o)  I suppose I probably should have had a bit more 'white space' going on, but I think it's still CAS... it's my sort of style anyway!

The fabby image is from Digistamp Boutique - his name is Dexter, the same as my youngest son, so of course I had to have these images lol.  You can buy him on his own here or in a set here.  I've coloured him with promarkers and then used koh-i-noors blended with sansador to add some extra shading and glow... the glow is overdone slightly but never mind, I'll get the hang of it eventually!  The paper is from the K&Co Brenda Pinnick 'boy' pad, with Papermill cardstock, a nestie star and ribbon and a button from my stash - the button is one that I've been 'saving'... I occasionally pick it up and consider using it but haven't until now because I liked it too much... I've got a few like that!  I made this one for my hubby's grandad, and I think he liked it but it's hard to be sure as he's Polish and doesn't speak a word of English... he's quite elderly and tends to get confused - he'll chatter away to me in Polish and then look at me like I'm very stupid indeed when he doesn't get an answer!  If I'd have been a bit more organised I would've used the Dexter with a blank sign and put a Polish sentiment on, but I'm rubbish...

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Papertake Weekly - just the one (I've used 1 ribbon, 1 star, 1 button, 1 paper & 1 image!)
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - happy birthday
• CRAFT - man's best friend
• Pear Tree - animals
• Just Inspirational - digi
• Secret Crafter - clean & simple
• Paper Sundaes - mixed media colouring

Don't forget - if you use any Digistamp Boutique image, you can enter the monthly competition on the Digistamp Boutique blog, and have a chance at winning some lovely images.  You can enter as many times as you like each month :o)