The Crafty Den: Anything Goes

Good morning lovely friends. I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week so far. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week as it's a 5 week month our theme is 'anything goes' and I am your hostess. Feel free to create anything you like, the world is your oyster lol! We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

I needed a sympathy card unfortunately so this week's challenge was just the ticket for me. I found a lovely smooshed background that I made a little while ago so decided to use this for my card. I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the florals:

Plus I decorated the inside:

The ink smooshed panel may look familiar as I made a card in February and decided to make two panels at the same time (you can see my original card here if you like). I thought I would use the panel differently this time and stamped my floral image directly onto it and die cut it out so that all the colour was the focus and then I kept the card background simple. I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and used a lattice embossing folder to create a subtle background. I added the panel with foam tape and also adhered the floral die cut with foam squares. I stamped my sentiment in black ink and die cut it with the matching die; this was adhered with liquid glue. I finished off with a few black pearls. For the inside I had tiny pieces of the smooshed panel left so cut them into triangles and added them into the corners of a white panel cut to 4" x 5 1/4". I stamped a sentiment in the centre with black ink and then adhered the panel to my card base with double sided tape. I'm really happy with how this turned out and I think the pop of colour against the white background really works.

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

Allsorts challenge - ATG (happy 16th birthday Allsorts)

As You Like It challenge - embossing wet or dry (I love the look of heat embossing but never seem to get it perfect so I prefer using embossing folders; you can get so many awesome designs these days too)

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board

Can You Handle The Pressure challenge - anything embossing goes optional zoo/jungle animals

Cardz 4 Galz challenge - floral frenzy

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - add a sentiment

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie challenge - pretty flowers

Simply Create Too challenge - anything for a woman

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - emboss it

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - ATG

The Sisterhood of Crafters challenge - flowers

Word Art Wednesday challenge - ATG

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'anything goes' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori.

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments.

Love and hugs,