Sparkling Florals

Thanks for all the well wishes yesterday. My back is still in pain, but it's lessening, so I think that's a good sign! :)

Today's card is one I made for Colleen's Thursday Throwdown Challenge. This week it was a sketch challenge with a twist. The twist being that the large panel in the center was not supposed to be the focal point of the card. The focus was to have been the area where I put the flower. Hopefully I didn't cheat by actually stamping inside the main panel, but I like how it turned out.

I started by stamping the Soft Sky panel randomly in Soft Sky and then in Chocolate Chip ink with two of the small flowers from Thoughtful Florals. I then inked the whole panel up with VersaMark and covered and embossed with Irridescent Ice for uber sparkle! :) This layer is matted on a chocolate chip scallop rectangle cut with Nestabilities. For the background of the card, I lined up the Happy and the Birthday stamp from Happy Thoughts on my acrylic block and then stamped them together in Soft Sky ink repeatedly across the card front. I then tied to Chocolate satin knotted bows across the panel and matted on a Chocolate Chip card base. My focal point is a flower stamped with two of the flowers from Fancy Florals Remixed (one in soft sky and the other in Chocolate Chip). I then cut out the flowers, covered in VersaMark and embossed with Irridescent Ice. For a little flair, I added a fancy decorative brad from Making Memories to the flower center.

I must say, it really does sparkle nicely in real life. Nothing's better than a little sparkle to start the day off right! :)