How Does Your Garden Grow?

This week at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog the challenge is:  Make It Bloom PLUS a Sentiment (you must use at least 5 flowers not including any flowers on the image or any flowers on your design paper). I used this cute image named The Sweet Gardener and you can find her at The Paper Shelter.

I had a fabulous time coloring this image and making this card (it's 6"x6"). It was downright fun. I was able to be super girly and used the awesome color combination of pink and red. I think I missed the Valentine boat, don't you?!  I used my Copics because I had an awesome variety of pinks and blending the reds is pretty easy with these markers. 

Because I used so many different dies and punches, I wrote them down the items as I went (there is a first time for everything!).  This card should prove to many companies that I am working very hard at doing my part to keep them in business.  So, here's the list:

Dies: Whimsy corner, La-La Land banner, Marianne Crafts fence, Impression Obsession watering can, Joy grass.
Punches: Stampin' Up (around sentiment), EK Butterfly
Paper:  Doodlebug (isn't this paper awesome...bright, cheerful and so pretty!)
Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts (paper); Kaisercraft (resin)

And, the small pearls are from my BFF, Lillian, and came in a humongous strip about 12" long and like 10 rows across (I still have lots of pink pearls this size!) and I used WOW! glitter with Aleene's white glue on the edges of the butterflies. I used Star Dust Stickles on the flowers. Unfortunately glitter just doesn't photograph very well and you don't see the pretty effect of either. :(

Here's a close up of this cute cute image.  I fell in love with her when I saw her in black and white so I am tickled pink (and red) to show her off in living color!

I hope you'll take a look at the cards the Design Team have made this week. I think you'll be inspired by them and remember:

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So, to remind you of the challenge:  Make It Bloom PLUS a Sentiment (you must use at least 5 flowers not including any flowers on the image or any flowers on your design paper). Please note that if you do not follow the challenge rules, your card will be omitted from the drawing. (I hate to see that happen but rules are rules.)

                                                                         Hugs,
                                                                         Gail

This card is entered in the following challenges:
Crafty Little Fairies, Crafty Girls, Cute Card Thursday, Challenge and Candy, QKR Stampede, The Squirrel and the Fox, Make My Monday, Aud Sentiments, Doodle Pantry, Crafting by Designs, Milk Coffee, As You Like It, Natalie and Amy's, Alphabet Challenge, Stampin For The Weekend, Savvy Handmade Cards, Sister Act Card Challenge, The East Wind, Pink Gem, Kitty Bee Designs, Treasured Times Rubber Stamps, Craft Creations, Tok Bobok, Challenges 4 Everybody, That Craft Place, City Crafter, Fan Tastic Tuesday, Papertake Weekly, Through The Craft Room Door, Melon Headz Friends, Created With Love, The Shabby Tea Room