Pretty In Pink

Today has been a very difficult day for me.  I shipped my daughter off to Italy yesterday and I have not heard from her yet.  I am sure she is ok, but the mother in me is in anguish.  One of my friends asked me over to play for a bit and I decided it would help me get my mind off of things so off I went.  It was a nice afternoon and evening.

This card is made using stamps from Sweet Stamps.  I started with a cream base and added layers of dark brown and pink dotted decorative cardstock.  I added another layer of brown and a square of more decorated cardstock from the opposite side.  This is some of the new paper I purchased at our brand new JoAnn’s.  It’s about time we have one here.  We are very excited.

For the image I stamped the center, only, of the Elegant Filigree Oval in dark brown and colored it with Tombow markers.  I cut it out with an oval Spellbinder Nestability and layered it on a brown frame cut out with a new die that I bought called Oval Filigree Frame.  For the next layer I stamped the Elegant Scrollwork Frame in dark brown and colored in the sides with brown Tombow marker.  I cut the center of the image out with a Spellbinder Label Die, ran it through an embossing folder, and sponged brown ink around the edges.  I popped all of this with foam tape in the center right of the card after running a strip of lace and light pink ribbon down the left side and adding pearls.

E. Marie

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #73 – Bingo (Lace, Flowers, Embossing)

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #62 – Anything Goes

Ooh La La Challenge #83 – Summer Flowers
Sweet Stamps Challenge #21 – Sketch

Allsorts Challenge Week 110 – Free and Easy

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge #22 – Distressing

Catch The Bug Challenge – Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz Challenge #26 – Ice Cream Colors (Neopolitan – Strawberry, Chocolate, and Vanilla)

Crafty Your Passion Challenge #65 – Anything Goes

Little Claire’s Designs Challenge #10 – Pink and Brown