Design Time at Hand Stamped Sentiments (#420) and this fortnight we have an Inspiration Board. Lots of pretty images to promote your creativity. I was drawn to the bottom right Floral image.

I selected the Sketch Saturday (#731) Layout and elements from the Paper Craft Crew (#529) Tic Tac Toe board. I am sharing this card with Happy Little Stampers (August) Birthday and Colorful Options (August).




Here is the result:

Steps:
- Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Crumb Cake cardstock.
- Background Panel: (4⅛” x 5⅜”) Basic White cardstock dry-embossed with the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder.
- Ribbon Element: (12”) Linen Thread folded in half and secured with Scotch Tape to the right side of the Background Panel.
- Circle Shapes: (4¼” x 5½”) Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper.
- The watercolor paper was dry-embossed with the Tree Rings Hybrid 3D Embossing Folder.
- Using the Wide-Tipped Water Painter Brush and water colored with drops from the Classic Stampin’ Ink™ Refill Bottle, several Garden Green ink washes were applied to the five Tree Rings.
- Once dry, the painted panel was die-cut and re-embossed with the both the Tree Rings Hybrid 3D Embossing Folder and the coordinating Tree Rings Hybrid Die.
- Decoration – Blossoms: Granny Apple Green, Basic White and Lemon Lolly cardstock scraps.
- Various Floral and Leaf dies from the retired Apple Blossoms Dies set were die-cut and assembled.
- Sentiment Flag: (2” x ⅝”) Crumb Cake cardstock scrap.
- The greeting, Happy Birthday, from the Circle Sayings stamp set was stamped with Versamark ink and heat-set with White Embossing Powder.
- The label was hand-flagged with Paper Snips.
A bright fresh Summer Birthday card. I like how all the elements came together.
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Ooh, so much texture on this card – gives it lovely depth
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Now, how genius is this?? I never would have thought to make these into lilypads, totally brilliant! Love those fancy flowers, too! Just amazing, lol…
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Wow, an awesome and creative card, a fabulous take one our sketch too!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Sketch Saturday and Colorful Options!
Diane SS and CO DT
{Nellies Nest}
{Sketch Saturday}
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Love the bold green for the lily pads – great interpretation of the sketch as well. Thanks for sharing with us at both Sketch Saturday and HLS Birthday 🙂
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The texture here is just wonderful! I love it. Thank you for joining us a Colorful Options Challenge.
Sara Lihz
SassysLLC
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