A bit o' green (and gold)

Hello and happy Sunday friends.   I hope you've all had a wonderful weekend; although it seemed to go by in a blur it was so fast.  I'm sharing a card that I originally was going to post last Sunday (St. Patrick's Day) but time got away from me but I thought I would still share it.  It's not a SPD card but it is green so I thought I would have been perfect for last Sunday.  I hope you like it.  

Here is my card:

a close up of the focal image:

I decorated the inside:

I began by die cutting the circle die from gold mirror card and a further 3 times from white card and adhering them together with liquid glue.  I took the circle pieces from one of the white die cuts and ink blended onto them using 5 different colours of green ink.  I cut a white panel with a stitched rectangle and a slightly larger gold panel with another stitched panel.  Using some of the green ink that I used to ink blend with I splattered the background; I also added some gold splatter.  I adhered the panels together with double sided tape.  I took 2 of the white circles and stamped them with sentiments using black ink.  I added the gold circle outline die cut and the green ink blended circles with liquid glue.  The white stamped circles were added with foam squares for some dimension.  I didn't think the card needed any further embellishments as it was sparkly enough.  For the inside I cut another 2 stitched rectangle panels and added a few ink blended and gold circles randomly at the very bottom.  I didn't add a sentiment as I thought this card could be used for many different occasions and I can add it when needed.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More challenge - any occasion

Allsorts challenge - keep it simple

Aud Sentiments challenge - use glitter/bling and/or green/St. Patrick's + sentiment

Colourful Options challenge - green

Double D challenge - green/clover/shamrock/luck

Dragonfly Dreams challenge - circles

Dream Valley challenge - dies and/or punches (3rd entry)

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge - inspired by the colours

Inspiration Station challenge - I was instantly drawn to the colour of their skirts

Shopping Our Stash challenge - round and round

Simply Clean & Simple challenge - green

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - green

That's it for now but I'll be back on Wednesday with my Week 3 card for the Spring into Cardmaking IG Hop so until then take care and thanks for stopping by.  

  

card ingredients:

Waffle Flower - outlined circles die

Gina K Designs - ink pads - jellybean green, fresh asparagus, lucky clover, key lime and grass green

Gina K Designs - Lovely Flowers stamp set (for sentiments)*

Gold mirror card from my stash

Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card

Kuretake Gansai Tambi - starry colours palette (I used yellow gold for my splatter)

Versafine - onyx black ink 

* should be available once new kit is released