My Dear Friend

Good morning everyone! I am so happy that we are suppose to get a slight break from the here this weekend. We have had 7 days of very hot and humid weather. I have had all I can do to keep my flowers from baking. I am going to hate to open my water bill after this!

I made this card for a dear friend. She loves roses and grows the most beautiful ones every year.I decided her card would have roses on it. I just got this amazing Fiskers punch at the stamping convention. I had never seen a double punch before, I love having the 2 levers next to each other to punch the pattern around the card. It is the easiest yet to do and comes out perfect every time. I am definitely going to get some more of them soon! I cut out the little boy and popped him up as well as the rose frame. Not my usual thing to do but I felt it needed some dimension. Her favorite colors are pink and purple so this BG paper fit perfectly. I really hopes she likes it.

Here are some wonderful challenges that fit my card

Stampin' Royalty Challenge #27-This challenge is a really great sketch that I used.

Craftalicious Challenge #3-Their challenge is "cute", I think this little boy is very cute!

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #48-Their challenge this week is "punches", I used this great rose border punch.

Stampavie and More Challenge #101-This week the challenge is "sparkling", all my flowers even the ones he is holdings are loaded with sparkle!

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #20-I love this challenge. They want us to use lace, ribbon and a bow. I love using all of these on my cards!

Pile It On Challenge #26-This is really fun challenge. My Favorite Things is the theme and my favorite things are embellishments, Sparkle and any kind of DP(especially Basic Grey). I used all my favorite things on this card!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #66-The inspiration from these yummy cupcakes for me were the pink, white and green colors and the roses!

Sweet Stampin' Challenge #33-"Pearls and Pins" is their challenge this week!

Stempeltraume Challenge #38-This is a recipe challenge this week- Lace, # flowers, 3 half pearls. A really great recipe!

These are all fantastic challenges so be sure to check them out and even play along!

Supplies

Stamps: Bildmalarna Stamps

Paper: Bazill CS, Basic Grey DP

Ink: Copics, Memento Black

Accessories: Fiskers Rose Border Punch, Stickles, EK Success Leaf Punch, Prima Roses, Melissa Frances lace, CTMH Stick Pin, JoAnns Heart Pin, Recollection Sticker Pearls, Michaels Ribbon, Walmart Metal Tag

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what I have created. I really appreciate all the wonderful comments you leave for me to read.

Happy Creating,

Mary