Fussy and Fancy - Springtime Colours.....

Hi Susan here....

Over at Fussy and Fancy we are half way through our current challenge and it is the chance for Group B of the design team to give you some inspiration for joining our challenge where the theme is Spring Time, this can be in the papers you use or the image or both!

For full details and to see Group A and B's inspirational creations call HERE.

Now for my card....

As I wanted to make my card using delicate spring time colours I chose pastels in green, pink, blue and white. My backing papers are freebies from Digital Freebies. This is one generous site, the papers they give away are fabulous....I love this set the leaf backing paper is joined by plain coloured papers and a dotty one, and then they give you the leaves so that you can cut them out and use them with the papers....beautiful! My ribbon and pearls as usual are from our local market. My blue flowers are from Hobby Craft, the pink one I made myself! I used handmade paper I cut the shapes out using a punch, then I wet and shaped the paper. Hope you liked the effect....I loved it!!

My image is a Sarah Kay stamp....Love this little stamp I used chalks to colour the image, no promarkers in sight! I was really pleased with the effect. I mat and layered onto several pieces of backing paper...all together I used 7 layers on this card...it kind of helped because I entering it into a challenge that needed more than 5 layers.

The sentiment and die shape is from Tickled Pink Stamps.

Challenges entering -

CES Challenge - Spring colours and/or image

Stamptacular Sunday - Pile it on at least 5 layers

Karber Weekly Challenge - Something cute

Pear Tree Design - Colourful

Thank you so much for looking at my design and for all your wonderful comments

Love Susan

xxx