Piggin' Gardening!

This birthday card is for my step dad, he's a keen gardener and enjoys growing veggies in his greenhouse, as well as flowers for the garden.  The image is a digi from Pink Gem, from the new range of pig digis, this one is Piggin' Gardening.  I've coloured it with Promarkers and added a hint of colour to the sky with Salty Ocean Distress Ink.

 I used an Xcut Build a Scene die to cut the leafy frame from Core'dinations card, which, after cutting, I passed through a leaf design Embossalicious embossing folder, then gently sanded to highlight the pattern.
The plant pot was cut with a First Edition die, I hand cut a garden cane and used a Woodware punch for the foliage.  The seed packets were fussy cut from a sheet of Papermania, Lucy Cromwell Home to Nest paper.  The potting compost along the bottom is Flower Soft, and I finished my card with a sentiment stamped with a Lili of the Valley stamp and some fine twine.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -

Cardz 4 Guys - #70 - Make Your Mark
Creative Card Crew - #87 - Embossing - Dry, Embossing Folder
Top Tip Tuesday - Animals
Incy Wincy - The Great Outdoors
Glitter 'n' Sparkle - #136 - Embossing - Dry, Embossing Folder
Pile It On - #68 - Cute Animal
Kitty Bee - #47 - In The Garden
The Stamping Boutique - Die Cut or Punch
Seize the Birthday - Use the Negative - This die set is designed to use the negative of the cut
Southern Girls - #110 - Animal Crackers