SC 141 Finally

The SC142 challenge came out tonight.

Usually I work on Challenge cards right away when they are posted.

This last week was nuts. I finally managed to make a card last night. I am not sure what I think of it.

I was going to do red tulips with "Bothway Blossoms" , but decided I needed a fall flower so I picked daisy's instead. I stamped the daisy's and the "sweet" from "So Very", with Timber Brown StazOn. I sponged Ruby Red onthe back ground after sponging off a little on scrap paper to tone the color down. then I trimmed the corners using my ticket corner punch and then sponged with Close to Cocoa. The daisy's were colored with summer sun and Mellow moss and Old olive markers, then I used white liquid applique on the petals, just the smallest dab, and then spread it a bit with a thin scrap of paper and then put Kaliedescope embossing powder on it and heat set it. Then I dabbed the sponge on it without reinking it to tone down the white a bit. I matted this and the green embossed paper with Summer Sun. The strips were embossed after trimming, using the "friend" and "D'vine Swirl" cuttlebug embossing folders. They were matted and then sponged with Close to Cocoa. I tied an Autumn colored ribbon I picked up last fall at Joann's with a piece of True Thyme Stitched ribbon to the thin friend embossed strip. The base of the card was stamped with SU canvas background stamped off once with Summer Sun. then Stamped with Crosshatch in Old Olive. I sponged the edges and between where the pieces would lay, lightly with Close to Cocoa. The red gem stones come from the HoHoHo words I bought at Target a few weeks ago. I felt I needed to add a bit more red to go with the ribbon. It was a toss up between faux stitching and the bling. I added the bling because of my finger. It was quicker, and I had banged it right on the stitches once already.(Ouch)

It is hurting a little more now because I am cutting back on the meds.

Until Later ... Happy Stamping!