Leaves, Bows and Roses

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Having made several cards that have gone together very quickly and according to plan recently, I was a bit miffed this afternoon when I went to make a card, lost my mojo, was inspired by a card on the back of a stamp packet (made by Nina Brackett of Crafting In Croatia), and then struggled to make it!!

I started with the paper from an Amy Tangerine pack called Ready Set Go., found the blue card that matched, the lace I wanted to use, and then tried to make the sentiment panel....

Over an hour and at least seven attempts later I eventually settled for this - I stamped, silver embossed, and then trimmed and punched the corners of the blue panel, and mounted it on white and rounded those corners too.

The organza ribbon had frayed along one edge so it needed to be tidied up before I made the bow - thankfully the bow behaved itself and worked properly on my first attempt!!  The wee white roses are some I bought some time ago and I have no idea of the brand - I twisted the stems together and formed a hook which I tucked under the bow.

I had die cut the edge of the paper and initially was going to layer that over the lace, but ended up tucking it under the top of the lace, where it gives a wee touch of colour.

I actually like the card now, but this afternoon  it was a different story!!

I am linking this to:
Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 109 - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge #109 Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge #236 - Anything But Christmas
Sweet Stampin' Challenge -Ribbons

Sister Act Challenge #36 - Anything Goes

Scrapping for Fun - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #14 - Anything Goes

Card Crafter's Circle Challenge #104 - Celebrations

Annabelle Stamps Challenge #174 - Colour Challenge (The colours are all in the dp)

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