Special Delivery

Hello dear blog friends,

I enjoyed it so much making this card this weekend. Apart from  using a Penny Black stamp, I just love the bright pink and green colours. The paper roses and rosebuds are from Wild Orchid Crafts as this is one of my projects as guest designer for the month of May. As the challenge at Penny Black at Allsorts  and Totally Gorguss is to create a shaped card I decided on this lovely Go Kreate die “Frilly Frame” for the card.  This Penny Black stamp always fasinates me as I can see the detemination on the faces of the two little mice on top of the planters to delivery their letter – isn’t it cute?  Glad it isn’t me who is hanging between heaven and earth – I am so scared of heights! I also added the little banner, made with a Whimsy banner pennant die set, to give a cheerful and special feeling to the card.

I created the card for the following challenges:

• Penny Black at Allsorts (ends 05/31) – Shape Up
• Cupcake Craft Challenge (ends 05/22) – In the Garden
• Stamp Something  (ends 05/20) – Anything Goes
• Totally Gorjuss Challenge #80 (ends 05/21) – Not Square
• Moving Along with the Times Challenge #98 (ends 05/19) – Two “B”s (Bunting, bows, bugs, buds)
• One Stich At A Time Challenge #62 (ends 05/22) – Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge #67 (ends 05/23) – Green and Pink
• Stamp with Fun Challenge #111  (ends 05/23) – Green – Pink
• My Mum’s Craft Shop Challenges Challenge#5 (ends 05/18) – To Die For (Dies used: bunting, layer and card shape)

The banner/bunting

 The roses

The inside decorated with a banner/bunting too

I used the following to create the card;

• White and green cardstock
• Penny Black stamp “Surprise!”  (1649K)
• Prima Designer Paper Sweet Fairy Collection “Rosebud”
• Whimsy banner pennant die set
• Marianne Design Creatables “Leaves” LR0151
• Martha Stewart border punch “Garden trellis”
• Go Kreate XXL die Frilly #2 (No 380002) for shaped card
• Guipere lace available from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Paper roses and buds available from Wild Orchid Crafts
• Wax cord
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Peeled Paint”
• Lyra-Rembrandt Aquarelle and Derwent Inktense water colour pencils for colouring

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and thanks for visiting today. Hope you enjoy looking at my card as much as I had fun in making it.

Happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia