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Hi all..... hope everyone had a great weekend.  We got hit again with more snow.  I don't think I have ever wanted to see spring so much as I do right now.  It seems like it is always snowing.  This last snow fall started Saturday night and it's still snowing tonight. So, to get over my winter blues and get my thoughts on springtime I decided to work on a springtime birthday card.  I used the photo inspiration from the Creative Colors challenge for inspiration.

I started with a pastel yellow card base.  To the center I added a piece of pastel blue and white plaid patterned paper backed in pastel pink and white card stock. I embossed a piece of pastel pink card stock using a dot embossing folder and backed it in white card stock.  I added a piece of pastel blue dot patterned paper.  I punched one side of a piece of pastel yellow card stock using an eyelet lace border punch and added it so it was peaking out from behind the dotted paper.  

The image I used is Thanks from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I colored it using Spectrum Noir pens and then cut it out in a circle.  I backed it in pastel yellow card stock and cut around it using scalloped scissors. I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock, backed it in pastel pink card stock and cut around it with scalloped scissors.  I punched the end of a strip of pastel blue dot patterned paper and a strip of pastel pink card stock using a star punch. 

I created the flower using two punches from EK Success.  First I punched 3 flowers out of pastel pink card stock. I folded each petal in half and layered them to make one flower.  I added a light pink gem to the center.  I also added 2 leaves punched out of sage green card stock.  I punched 3 tiny butterflies out of pastel pink card stock, pastel yellow card stock and pastel blue dot patterned paper.  I added diamond stickles to them.  I added 3 light pink gems to the upper corner.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Moving Along With The Times: Pastels

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes

Fab N Funky: Hearts and/or Flowers

Mo's Digital Challenge: Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge: Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe: Birthday Card

Crafty Catz: Birthdays

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge: Anything Goes with a Twist.... Something with Wings

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Catch The Bug: Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations: Flowers

Creative Colors: Photo Inspirations - Pastel Blue, Pastel Yellow, Pastel Pink and Designs in the Photo

Creative Card Crew: Glitter

Hanna and Friends: Embossing

Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge: Use a Stamp or Digi

Crafty Calendar: Anything Goes

Image

Mo's Digital Pencils Thanks Digital Stamp

Sentiment

Penny Black Mimi In Paris Rubber Stamp Set

Paper

Recollections Pale Pink Card Stock

Coredinations Pastel Yellow Card Stock

Pastel Blue Gingham Patterned Paper

Pastel Blue Dot Patterned Paper

White Card Stock

Embellishments

Darice Light Pink Gems

Diamond Stickles

Tools

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Border Punch

EK Success Star Punch

EK Success Leaf Punch

EK Success Flowers and Leaves Punch

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Fiskars Scallop Scissors

Cuttlebug

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Dots

Coloring Tools

Spectrum Noir Pens

DG2, PP1, FS2, TB3, GB8, CT1, EB2