Peony Birthday:

Good morning February.  It is such a beautiful day out this morning - so mild with no wind. Completely unheard of for mid-Canada!

This is my 2nd attempt at a card sketch.  My first card is still sitting beside me, looking all wrong, hideous really.  I *might* be a bit hard on myself but I am so happy that I tried the sketch again from scratch.  The old card has potential, I just still need to perform that card surgery I was talking about on Monday :)

This is my first attempt at emboss resist.  It didn't turn out quite how I expected, but in the end I think it gives a nice shabby/vintage feel.  I prefer pearls over gems!

Card Ingredients:  Waltzing Mouse and Stampendous! stamps;  Stampin' Up Purely Pomegranate and CraftSmart Chocolate Brown, Gold, Fuchsia, and Lavender inks;  Martha Stewart Clear embossing ink;  Stampendous! Kaleidoscope embossing powder;  K&Co Brenda Walton paper;  Bazzill and Recollections cardstock;  recycled silk flowers;  Kaiser Crafts and My Mind's Eye pearl brads;  Recollections pearls.  Tools:  sewing machine.

I made this birthday card for the following challenges:  Stamptacular Sunday - use gems or pearls; Cupcake Crafts - recycled (old wedding flowers);  Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge - sketch #82:

Have a wonderful Tuesday!  Thanks for visiting!!