Sweet Pea Stamps Facebook - Progressive Challenge Part 1

Over at the Sweet Pea Stamps Facebook Group they have another Progressive Challenge.  Part 1 is anything goes and if you enter that part you then get the image free to use for the second part of the challenge.  Obviously if you don't manage to take part in Part 1 of the challenge you can always buy the image for Part 2 so you can play along.

The image I have used from Sweet Pea Stamps is by Karen Middleton and called "Art Nouveau Two".  It is available as a digital stamp.

I have coloured my image in with my Graph'it pens and inked around the edge with Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed and Crushed Olive distress inks.  I have highlighted areas with an orange Stickles glittler glue.

The green spotty backing paper was from my stash.  I put a plain white piece of card through the large dots Embossalicious embossing folder, added a Martha Stewart punched edge to one side and inked over with Tim Holtz's Mustard Seed and Rusty Hinge distress ink.

  

I have used my Buckwells "Micro Dots" and "Fun" to make my flowers.  Personally I hate to see flowers on cards where you can see a plain white underside.  Although my flowers here you can't really see the underside - unless you lift the petals - I always print another paper on the back of the paper.  I have inked all the edges with Rusty Hinge distress ink, shaped them with a ball tool and an embossing mat and held them together with a brad.

I have finished the card off with some die-cut butterflies (inked with Mustard Seed and Rusty Hinge distress inks and orange distress Stickles glitter glue added to the centre of the butterflies), 25mm Veletta ivory textured ribbon, 25mm gold organza ribbon, die-cut sentiment and a button.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes

The Pink Elephant - Birthday (congratulations to all those involved with The Pink Elephant Challenge Blog.  What an achievement to celebrate your 6th birthday.  Long may it continue)

Fan-tastic Tuesday - Anything goes with a twist to use a die on your card (die used for butterflies and flowers)

Digi Choosday - Spring colours (I always think of spring of things like daffodils ie yellow and green.  The title of your challenge says "springtime pastels" but the challenge information says "spring colours" so please remove if it is actually "springtime pastels")

Creative Card Crew - Birthday with a sentiment

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes or optional sketch

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes

Simply Create Too - Anything goes

Graph'it Challenge - Spring greens

Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge - Anything goes with a twist to add a bow

Di's Digi Designs - Lots of embellishments (flowers, brads, butterflies, Stickles glitter glue, ribbon and button)

Scribble and Scrap - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes and optional twist of RAK Day

Come and Get It - Birthdays

The Corrosive Challenge - Things with wings

Pile it On - Butterflies

Not Just Cards - Anything goes

Love to Scrap - Anything goes

Crafty Boots - Use a sentiment

Ooh-la-la Creations - Add some green

Bunny Zoe's Challenge - For the girls

Sweet Pea Stamps Facebook - Progressive Challenge Part 1 - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - BINGO board (well I can do the left hand vertical (ribbon, die-cut and buttons) or right hand vertical (punches, glitter, blooms)