Tiny flowers

My youngest sister (one of my best friends) turned 29! What? I wish I was 29 again. :) She actually had her birthday four days ago, but I wasn't in a rush to make her card because the family is getting together next weekend to celebrate. My two sisters and their spouses, my brother and his fiance, my mom, my boyfriend, and I will all be going to the mountains to spend the weekend cooking, playing board games, fishing, and tubing to celebrate. We are making it a big deal because it is a joint party for my sister and .... ME! I will be 40 at the end of the month. Wow!

I loved making my sister's card. I used MFT's Mini Modern Blooms stamp and die set, using coordinating colors of Hero Arts, Simon Says Stamp, and Lawn Fawn dye inks to stamp the flowers and leaves.

I also tried a new-to-me technique with this card—ink smooshing! I rubbed three different colors of Distress Ink onto a piece of acetate, spritzed some water, and smooshed onto Ranger's watercolor cardstock. I like how it turned out, but I think I will try brighter colors next time, maybe purples, blues, and greens.

I am entering my card into the following challenge:

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LAVENDER Purple LR24	*Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Hero Arts WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER PW110 Emboss
My Favorite Things SWISS DOTS Background Cling Stamp MFT BG27	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad DRIED MARIGOLD Ranger TDP39921	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Ranger TDP40194	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDP40200
http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=337805	http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=337841	Lawn Fawn FRESHLY CUT GRASS Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF863	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad LUCKY ink056 Splash of Color
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink TEENY BIKINI ink053 Splash of Color	http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=337541	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad LEMON YELLOW Mid-Tone AF261	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad BUTTER BAR Mid-Tone AF207
Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink HYDRANGEA INK035 Cold Hands Warm Heart	http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=337543	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad MELON ink049 The Color of Fun	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad ORANGE SODA Mid-Tone AF224
Pretty Pink Posh STITCHED DUO 1 Steel Craft Die SD1	http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=336899	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320

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And:

• Pretty Pink Posh dies: Scallop Frames
• My Favorite Things cardstock: Gold Sparkle

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)