Lovely Flowers

This is a card I came up with for Kristina's Color Inspiration challenge of the week. This is my first attempt at one of her color challenges and I really enjoyed it! You can check out her blog to see more great projects.

So, this was the challenge - to use Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla. What a beautiful color palette to work with!

To make the card, I used a piece of the Bella Rose designer series paper with a pattern in Pink Pirouette. I stamped the butterfly from the new Dream du Jour set using Regal Rose. I sponged ink along the edges with Chocolate Chip and Regal Rose ink pads. I layered that onto a Chocolate Chip and then Regal Rose panels. Next, I used my aqua painter to paint two flowers from the Pretties Kit. Once they were dry, I added a Build-a-Brad with a vanilla half pearl (saw this on Beate's blog and thought it looked really elegant!), attached with a glue dot.

For the sentiment, I colored the stamp using Chocolate Chip and Regal Rose markers and stamped it onto the Very Vanilla panel. I distressed the edges of the panel and layered it onto Chocolate Chip. I used the scallop edge punch along the edge of my Certainly Celery card (with a little paper piercing thrown in for good measure) and added a little Chocolate Chip and Certainly Celery ribbon.

Whew! It sounds like a lot more work than it actually was. It came together very quickly - I had enough time to put it together while my 4 year old had his "quiet time" in his room for his allotted 30 minutes. I can't wait to see what Kristina comes up with!
Stamps: Dream du Jour
Paper: Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla cardstock, Bella Rose dsp
Ink: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Scallop edge punch, paper piercing mat and awl, Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon, Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon, Pretties Kit, Build-a-Brad