My mother needed a last minute birthday card for a friend so this challenge was perfect timing for me. I went fairly clean and simple and only used card, ink and stencils (apart from a few sequins) so it didn't take any time at all to make. The finished card is 5" x 7". I hope you like it.
Here is my card:
A close up of the stencilling:
Plus I decorated the inside:
I began by cutting a white panel 4 1/2" x 6 1/2", grabbed my lilac ink pads and a gorgeous lotus layering stencil and created this gorgeous design. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and basically the card front was finished. I added a black mat panel with double sided tape and added the whole panel onto my card base with foam tape. For a final flourish I added 5 clear sequins for some extra interest. For the inside I cut another white panel, masked the stencil so that I only ink blended one of the flowers in the right corner and stamped a sentiment in the centre in black ink. Again I cut a black mat panel and adhered them together with double sided tape. I also added it to the card base with double sided tape. I love layering stencils as they make your cards look like you took ages colouring and adding depth with shading but it literally takes 10 minutes and you are done!
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Addicted to CAS challenge - code word: nature
Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - birthdays
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Allsorts challenge - flowers
Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board
Creative Friday challenge - no patterned paper
Double D challenge - basketful of posies (baskets or posies or both)
Halloween & Other Occasions challenge - always birthday
Just Us Girls challenge - ATG stencil week
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Scrapping4Fun challenge - birthday
Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - add a sentiment
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - beautiful blooms
Stencil Fun challenge - ATG use a stencil optional twist - shades of blue
Triple B challenge - use a least one bird, bloom or butterfly
Try It On Tuesday challenge - in the garden
Thanks for stopping by.
Love and hugs,
Card ingredients:
Gina K Designs - tranquil lotus layering stencils
Gina K Designs - ink pads - light lilac, medium lilac, dark lilac, jelly bean green, fresh asparagus
Gina K Designs - spring floral background stamp (for sentiment)
Gina K Designs - clear quartz solid sequins
Honey Bee Stamps - inside: birthday sentiments (for inside sentiment)
Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card
Hobbycraft - A4 black card
Versafine - onyx black ink pad