Sweet Pea Stampers Challenge - 25 March 2011

Today is the day for my first card made as part of the Sweet Pea Stampers Design Team.  Am I excited?  Maybe you might hear my squeals of delight across the world.

Onto the challenge.  The topic for this fortnight is "pack a punch" and you have to use punches or die-cuts on your card/project.  For my card I have used "Spring Spread" from Ching-Chou Kuik.  I have coloured her in with Promarkers and highlighted areas with my Sakura Stardust clear pen.  I then did a faux pyromage by putting next-but-one dies onto the image, taped and die cut.  The outside is flat, the next later has one lot of foam pads and the centre layer has two foam pads in height.  The backing papers are scraps from my box, some of which have been edged with my silver Pentouch pen.  I have embossed some card with Swiss Dots and then punched the edge with my Martha Stewart lattice punch.  I then die-cut some flowers with a Marianne Designs die, added a flower sequin and it's all held together with a brad.  The other flower has been made from die-cut book pages distressed with Tim Holtz's Peeled Paint and Shabby Shutters ink pad.  The button is held in place with some wire.  The card is then finished off with some gems, card candy and some gingham ribbon.

It would be lovely if you could take part in this challenge and also to visit the wonderful cards from the Design Team.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss - Button it

Let's Ink it Up - Die-cuts/punches

I Did it Creations - Spring

Aly's Sunday - Spring

Cupcake Craft - Monochromatic

Shabby Tea Room - BINGO - I have used brads, flowers and ribbon

Pear Tree Designs - Happy birthday

Stamps R Us - Celebrate spring

Incy Wincy - Embossing

Wild Orchid Crafts - Dieing to punch it out

Passion for Promarkers - In the garden

Everybody Art - Happy birthday

Spoon Full of Sugar - Ribbon, pearls/rhinestones and flowers

My Time to Craft - Ladies day

Papertake Weekly - It's a Mom thing (or just be girlie)

Scrap-Creations - Spring has sprung

Anything Goes - Make your own embellishment

The Pixie Cottage - Sketch and/or sparkle
Paper pretties - Spring is in the air
Fresh Brewed Challenge - 2 or more embellishments
In a Sweet Pea Dream - "Hello Spring" Sweet Pea
Simon Says - Mother's day/girlie
Crafts and Me - Anything goes
I Love Promarkers - Dotty
The Paper Variety - Tic-tac-toe - I chose - scallops, make a card and use a stamped image or sentiment
The Artistic Stamper - Spring has sprung
Meljen's Designs - Get creative with punches
Do You Stack Up? - Shine on
Paperplay - Distressing
Sarah Hurley Challenge - Go green
Digi Doodle - Ribbons and bows
Crafty Purple Frog - Going green
Pattie's Creations - Flowers or flowers and pearls
Sew many Challenges - Spring fling
Stamp Something - Something spring
Crafty Calendar - Spring
The Stamp Man - Anything Tim
Delicious Doodles - Floral fantasy
Tellen's Place - Texture