Glitterbabe #26 Rose Bouquet

I made this card using a lovely digi from Glitterbabe which was a freebie from I Did It Creations blog last week. They give away free digi's which the DT have used in their sample cards. I had intended to get this card linked up to go in the last challenge but the light was awful and I couldn't take a decent photo. I suppose that's what we get for the nights drawing in so early at this time of year, not great for taking photos with glitter on !!

Anyhoo I coloured the image with my trusty Promarkers and added lots of stickles to the flowers and bow. The base of the card is covered with a spotty paper from the Papermania Summer Blooms pad and the green is from the Papermania Rose Garden pad. Both have been edged with ink to make the panels stand out more. I used the sketch layout from Glitterbabe's current challenge #26 so I don't feel quite so bad about missing the IDIC challenge.

The lace is a gorgeous find. It was in one of those bargain bins at a local haberdashery as there should have been a ribbon threaded in the centre so was really cheap. It is great for me though as I can easily thread a narrow ribbon through it from my stash mountain. This ribbon was spotty on one side and plain on the other. The spots didn't look classy so I opted for the plain and I am much happier with it.

The little tag, I am so proud I used it. It is from Craftwork Cards and I bought a load of bumper items in the sale YEARS ago and I ashamed to say the majority has never been used. One of my missions this year is to use up stash that I have hoarded for a very long time, hopefully to make more cards for general occasions so that I have them ready and to send Thankyou cards more than I ever have. I never have any in my box so end up not sending them and I should break that habit. I have attached it on with a bit of paper string and attached one of my gorgeous but hoarded Papermania pearl brads.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges :-

• Glitterbabe Challenge #26 - Sketch Layout
• Aud's Sentiments #19 - Two Words sentiment
• Bunny Zoe #7 - Sparkle & Shine
• Card Ideas - Use old and New Stash (New digi, old everything else)
• Card Making Mama's #12 - Girly card
• Claudia & Co #69 - Use a Tag
• Colour Create #61 - Red Pink & White (hope the bit of green is okay too?)
• Craft Your Days Away #11 - Anything Goes
• Crazy Challenge #48 - New Items (digi)
• Creative Cottage #30 - Use Something new (Digi)
• Creative Cowgirls #4 - Use something new (Digi)
• Creative Craft Challenge - New Years Resolution (use old stash and send Thankyou cards)
• Creative Inspirations #50 - Use something new on card (digi)
• Cute Card Thursday - Use old stash (all old except digi image)
• Dare to be Sassy Thursday #54 - Use something New (Digi)
• Delicious Doodles #7 - Use something new (digi)
• Digi's With Attitude #12 - New Years Resolution (use old stash and send Thankyou cards)
• Fab & Funky #54 - Anything Goes
• Fashionista Friday #61 - Ribbons & Bows
• Fun at the Fairy Knoll - All that Glitters
• Inky Impressions - Ribbons & Pearls
• Karber's Weekly #19 - use Flowers
• Let's Create Challenges - Thank you Notes
• Moving Along With The Times #60 - Old and new stash (New digi, old everything else)
• Papertake Weekly - anything Goes
• Paper Cutz Friday #73 - Use metal on card (brad)
• Paper Play #1 - Clean & Simple
• Paper Issues - Use Something New (Digi stamp)
• Passion for Promarkers #81 - Thank you
• Phindy's Friday #37 - Distressing (inked edges)
• Pixie Dust #56 - Use at least 2 ribbons (lace, ribbon & paper string)
• Quirky Crafts #1 - New Stash (digi)
• Rainbow Lady #134 - Use something new (digi)
• Really Reasonable Ribbon #15 - Use something New plus Ribbon (digi)
• Scrapbook Sisters #17 - Anything Goes
• Stamp n Doodle - New Year Resolutions (use old stash and send Thankyou cards)
• Stamp Something - Use A Digi
• Sundays With Crissy # 13 - Ribbons
• Top Tip Tuesday #16 - Use Something metal (Brad)
• Winter Wonderland - Going Dotty (seems so strange not doing a Christmas card LOL)
• Woodware Usa #8 - Use something new (digi stamp)