Plant A Little Love . . .

Happy Weekend Blogging Friends!

I hope the weather in your area is BEAUTIFUL!  

Still a little 'yucky' here in Ohio but hey ... it is only the end of February!

When I saw the challenge at the Bloggers Challenge blog was Fancy Folds,

I knew exactly what I wanted to do!

I received my copy of the Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine I was published in last month and the featured card on the front cover really caught my attention.  I knew immediately I wanted to give this card fold a try!  So THIS was today's inspiration!

My card isn't nearly as fancy as the one on the magazine but I think it's an eye catcher.

I was lucky enough to win the challenge over at Classy Cards n Such recently (thanks Beverly) and the prize was this beautiful pink/green tone design paper pack.  Since it too had just come in the mail, of course I had to dive right in and create with it.  

Here's what my card looks like open ...

After making my 6 1/4" x 9" base card, I scored it in half at 4 1/2" ... then scored the front cover in half again at 2 1/4".  Then, I simply ran the folded front panel through my vagabond using one of the Spellbinder Classic Circle dies.  I must admit I made a mistake purposely used the die that was 2 sizes up to cut the designer paper which left a wider 'white space' so that's when I decided to use various pink shades of little Darice flowers to adorn the front panel.

The center floral stamp is an oldie but a goodie from JustRite called 'Plant a Little Love'.  I've probably had this stamp set five or six years and maybe used it once (MY BAD!).  I used my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers for the coloring and since I used various shades of pink on the front ... I did the same when coloring the flower.  I believe this is a hydrangea flower and they do come in a variegated pink shade (I checked on google! LOL)

A few other challenges:

Always Something Creative - Special Card Forms

Feeling Crafty Challenge - Dies and/or Punches

Flat Friends Challenge - More and 1 Fold

Scor-Pal Challenge - More than one Score plus flowers

Sweet Stamps February Challenge - Fancy Folds

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Once again, I'd like to wish you a FABULOUS weekend!

Filled with fun and laughter!

Recipe:

Papers:  White cs, First Edition paper pack 'Love Letters', Pink cs, SU Pomegranate cs

Accessories:  JustRite 'Plant A Little Love' stamp set, AMuse sentiment stamp, Versafine Onyx ink, Spellbinder Classic Circle dies, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Martha Stewart 'Branch' punch, Martha Stewart '3-in-1 Butterfly' punch, Darice flowers, Cheery Lynn Designs B190 'Sentiment Frame #2' dies, White Opal Liquid Pearls