Karen's Doodles Dutch Challenge - Tuesday 25/5/10

Over at the Karen's Doodles Dutch Challenge the challenge this week is to gain inspiration from the photo.  The challenge at The Shabby Team Room this week is tea/tea party or polka dots or both so I decided to use Karen's Tea Party image.  I have coloured the image with Promarkers and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz's Brushed Corduroy and Peeled Paint Distress Ink pads.  I have then cut the image out with my Nestabilities using a technique I saw this week whereby the turtle's head sits above the edge of the die-cut.  I think I need a little more practice but I'm pleased with my first attempt.  The flowers are made with my new Papermania 3D Petals template which was £1.99 and you can use it again and again and again.  I used three different shaped flowers and two sizes of circles and cut them out of the same paper as used for the backing. To make the layers seem a little different I have used Peeled Paint and Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink Pads and also an Agean Blue Versamagic.  I then layered them up and stuck a hole through the centre and added a sparkly brad.  I added a gorgeous ribbon that I've had for a while as I carefully took it off a box of chocolates - well it's good to recycle isn't it.


This card also fits the following challenges:


Stamp Something - 2 of something - I've made two handmade flowers
Challenge up your Life - Recycling - my ribbon is recycled from a box of chocolates
The Shabby Tea Room - Tea/Tea Party or polka dots or both
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Distressing
Craft Your Passion - Use crackles or distressing
Sophisticat - Splish, splash - splish, splash of tea
Flourishes - Make your own flowers
Creative Inspirations - Distressed
Simon Says - Pink (or blue) with green and brown - I chose Blue, green and brown
Crafts and Me - Distressed
Charisma Cardz - Going round and round - circles and brads in my flowers are circular
Pixie Dust - Going round and round - circles and brads in my flowers are circular.