Birthday Card Featuring Vera Lane Studio Airen Digi and Sentiment

I treated myself to some new Vera Lane Studio digis, among which is this Airen image. The sentiment on this card (it comes with the digi) is especially appropriate as it's being sent to a friend of mine I've known since kindergarten. We've both embraced our gray hair (I mentioned we're old friends, right?) so I colored the digi accordingly.

I like VLS's quirky digital stamps and I especially appreciate the sentiments and PNG images that come with them. This set has three images and two sentiments and the images have PNG versions that make them easy to layer and to mix and match with other sets. In this image, for example, I placed the wine bottle (a separate image) behind Airen. You can see where I've done more VLS image layering on this Sea La Vie card. Yes, VLS digis might cost a bit more initially, but the PNG images and sentiments make them ever so versatile, insuring more bang for your creative buck and with my new Affinity Photo 2 app I can do this layering fairly easy (if you're interested in trying Affinity Photo 2 you can get a 7-day free trial HERE).

The paper is from Motivblock Folia Folklore and Basics Red paper pads. A simple wooden heart tops it all off.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock, Motivblock Folia Folklore and Basics Red paper pads
Digital stamps and sentiment – Vera Lane Studio Airen digi set
Dies – Die-namics circle stax, no-brand stitched square
Embellishments – red wooden heart
Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Gelly Roll white pen
Unipin .05 black fine line pen

I'm linking up with the following challenges: Little Red Wagon #807 – D is for Die Cut, Kleuren met Potloden (Coloring with Pencils) May – ATG colored with pencils, Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers #262  – R is for Rude, and Love those Pretty Patterned Papers May – ATG with pretty patterned paper.