Going vintage for Sweet Stampin'

Good morning bloggers

Time flies!  And it is  Sweet Stampin'  time again.  This week we have a fab sketch for you to follow, chosen by Carrie.  So we would really love to see what  you can do with it.  Please also remember to pop across to  Sweet Stampin'  to see all the lovely inspiration provided by our lovely DT's.

Our monthly sponsor for April is Bugaboo Stamps, who have some of the most amazing digis, and our weekly sponsor is Bunny Zoe's Crafts, where you will find an amazing array of stamps, papers, etc - everything you could wish for and more.

So, on to my card.

This is quite a mixture!  My background paper is from Tim Holtz Crowded Attic Paper Stash, and I have layer a piece of paper from Basic Grey Curio on Green Bazzill on top of it.  Instead of the scalloped border I decided to use a piece of cream lace wtih ribbon threaded through.  I used a piece of Ranger cream card and covered it with a variety of disresss inks, overstamped this with a test stamp in distress ink, and stamped the word Botanical down the side.  The flower image is stamped in Archival Ink, and I lightly coloured the flowers with Prisma Pencils.  The flower image and Botanical stamp are both B Line Designs, and I have had them forever.  I did not want to put loads of embellishments on this, so I used a piece of Tim Holtz  Ideaology, and pearls down the lace.

I am entering this for the following challenges:

Craft us crazy - Easter / Spring - mine is Spring
Dutch Dare - Spring has Sprung
The Rubber Stamp Cafe - Easter / Spring
Stamptacular Sunday -  Buttons, Bling and Bloom
Samuel Taylors Monthly Challenge - Distressing - there is a fab prize of some Tim Holtz dies
ABC Challenge - R is for ribbon - I have threaded ribbon though my lace
Freshly Brewed - Create something with Flowers
Paper Shelter Chellenge - Anything goes
Pixie Dust Studio - Lace it up
A Spoonful of Sugar - Tons of Texture - I have Lace, Pearls, Metal
Anything Goes - Pearls
Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes + the option of something new - mine is my backing papers - BG Curio and TH Crowded Attic
Tuesday Throwdown - Spring
Pollycraft Monday - I have had this stamp for years!
Bunny Zoe's Crafts  - Happy Birthday with lots of pearls
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Ribbons and Pearls
Heart to Heart - Spring has Sprung
Blog a Doodle - Vintage /Shabby Chic
CCEE Stampers - Add a doilly and/or lace - I have lace
The Crafty Pad - Flowers
Scrappy Frog Challenge - Flowers and Lace
Sparkles Forum - Springtime


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