Allsorts 501: Hearts and Flowers

It's Saturday already, meaning a new challenge has started at Allsorts. We are back to our weekly themes now that the holidays are over. It's Wendy's turn to host this week and she would like to see 

"Hearts and Flowers".

I don't really try making new year's resolutions, but after trying to de-clutter and re-organizing my craft area upstairs, I decided this year I am either getting some of my designer papers used up or throw away my stash of scraps. I have sooooo many scraps and have the hardest time throwing out even the smalles pieces .... I'm such a hoarder (but don't have the space for it!!)

Of course then for my first card I just HAD TO cut into a brand new 12x12 piece of designer paper, it was just perfect for what I had in mind, and so added more to my scraps :-) Isn't that the way it always goes??!!

Penny Black All Abloom // Memento Tuxedo Ink // Xpress It Blending Card // Copic Markers // Antique Linen Distress Ink // Tonic Stamp Platform // Tonic Paper Distresser // May Arts Silk Ribbon // Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush // Stampin Up Designer Paper - Retired //

I stamped the image from the older Penny Black set All Abloom using black Memento ink on Xpress It card and colored with Copic markers - another of my supplies I hope to use more of this year (we will see how this goes as I love watercoloring with my Zig Clean Color markers.) I decided to soften the edges a little bit by sponging Antique Linen  distress ink along the edges of the white image panel. Sentiment is from the same Penny Black set, also stamped with Memento ink. All edges were distressed using a distressing tool and I embellished with glitter from a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush and May Arts silk ribbon, which is hard to see in the photo, it is above the strip of soft sky card stock. 

A close up above, you can see the pretty sparkles on the flowers and birds. 

The designer paper I used is by Stampin Up but no longer available. Prima Marketing have similar pattern paper stacks with a romantic feel. 

I am sharing my card with these challenges:

TIME OUT Challenges

Cutie Pie Challenge -  Add a Little Sparkle

Double Trouble -  Anything Goes/ optional twist of Bird Things

As You Like It Challenge  - Anything Goes 

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes with PB 

Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies  - Anything Goes with a Critter (birds)

Happy Craft Challenge - Glitter

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team Open Challenge- Always Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

    

Our Allsorts prize package is above, hope you join us for a chance to win! Visit the challenge blog for all the details. 

Happy stamping!!

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