My First Creation as Part of the Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team

I was one very happy lady recently when I found out that my application to join the Sweet Pea Stamps Design Team was successful.  Today sees my card debut.  Oh I am so excited to be able to work with such beautiful images and to also work with some wonderful crafters and their fantastic creations.

For my card I have used the Sweet Pea Stamps digital image by Elaine Cox called "Mirima".  For those of you that prefer a rubber stamp "Mirima" is also available in a rubber stamp.  I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and highlighted some areas with my Pan Pastels.

I have used my Tim Holtz distressing tool around the edge and then inked with a bronze Brilliance ink pad.  I have used some backing papers I got at a local shop, "the voice of the sea speaks to the soul" backing paper is from a Crafty Individuals paper pad called "The Seaside" and the dotty paper at the front was from Bearly Mine Designs The Boys Zone.  With the dotty paper I have used a wave tearing ruler and inked the edges of the paper to try and replicate the waves of the sea.

I have finished the card off with some muslin which I have frayed (a tip for fraying muslin - normally it can take me ages and ages to do but I had a brainwave and tried using my X-cut distresser and dragged it outwards and hey presto in about 2 minutes it was all frayed and a decent shape!!!), die-cut sentiment, pearls, crab charms, starfish charm and some bunting thread wrapped around my bow maker about 8 times to make a thick bow.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Summertime - hope this is OK - when I think of summer I think of anything to do with the seaside
ABC Challenge - O is for open
Simon Says - Anything goes
Fab n Funky - For the girls
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes
Happy Campers - Use metal (metal charms used)
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Totally Papercrafts - Anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Fantasy and/or fairies
Inspire me Friday - Anything goes
Allsorts - Here come the girls
Crazy 4 Challenge - Summer inspiration
One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish - Use a digi
Natalie and Amy - Fantasy
Cupcake Craft - Summer scenes
Whoopsi Daisy - Shabby Chic or vintage
Card Mania - Shabby Chic
The Pink Elephant - Summer time theme
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - Black, white and one other colour or something fishy 
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes and optional extra to make a non-square card
Deep Ocean - For a girl