A Birthday Rose

Good Morning

My card for today features one of the delightful  images from Lili of the Valley.  I followed the sketch over at Creative Inspirations and here is my card:

One thing's for sure - it's definitely pink!

6 x 6 card blank.

Pink sorbet card from Papermill embossed using a Beatrix Potter embossing folder from Crafters Companion.  For a change I decided to use both the embossed and de-bossed side.

The papers are from some old copies of Making Cards Magazine.

Mirror board from my stash.

Spellbinders label 5 dies used to create the image and sentiment mats.

The white flourish is a Marianne die.

I used Cheery Lynn's fanciful flourish mini die with green card, and then added mulberry paper flowers from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Crafts and Me - My sentiments exactly.

Diva's By Design - Add texture

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Die-cuts and/or punches

Delicious Doodles - Flowers

Challenges4Everybody - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Go Pink

Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes (plus a sentiment)

Thanks for visiting my blog, and for all the lovely comments you leave me, I love to read them all.

Crafty Calendar Challenge, July

It's time for a new challenge at Crafty Calendar Challenge and this month our theme is Fun In The Sun with the option of shimmer and shine.

This month we are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish who kindly provided us with some images to work with.

I followed the sketch over at Sketch and Stash for my card.

6 x 6 card blank

Backing papers all from making cards magazine.

Image printed onto Neenah card, coloured with coloursoft pencils and blended with baby oil.

I used tumbled glass distress ink for the sky and followed Hazel's fab tutorial which can be found here.

Beachcomber embossing powder was added to the sand for extra texture.

Ribbon was tied on the bowdabra (available from Joanna Sheen), shells from my stash.

Please do pop over to the challenge blog to see the lovely cards by the rest of the DT.  I do hope you can join in the fun.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Sweet and Simple

One Stitch At A Time - Use A Digi

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Summertime

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft Challenge - Splashy/water-themed

Totally Papercrafts - Anything Goes

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Summertime

Delicious Doodles Challenge - Summer Holidays

Thank you for visiting my blog today.