Bedtime story .....

.... Hi everyone.  My card today has been made with a couple of challenges in mind:

• Waltzingmouse Bedtime Story Sketch - WMSBSS1
• Dynamic Duos - DD#64

Stamps: WMS - Candy Wagon, Cabin Plaid BG, Big Berries - Strawberries, Folk Art Labels #25, Compact Sentiments
Inks: Stampin' Up! - Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush; Memento - London Fog
Accessories: SU Card - Strawberry Slush; SU DP - Daffodil Delight; Martha Stewart Border Punch; White Lustre Card

This was also going to be for Addicted to CAS with their theme of Summer - but the card isn't CAS and there is NO white space at all, but I have to give them credit for the theme.  Summer means strawberries to me!

I used the big plaid BG stamp for the card base - sort of like a picnic blanket (thanks to Julia for the idea).  I cut a strip of pink card and punched a border down each side, then attached a centre strip of yellow paper.  Using London Fog (black was too dark for this) I repeatedly stamped a fun sentiment.  I stamped the big strawberry three times, two of them using the second impression and cut them all out.  I made the leaves by stamping them first in grey and then over stamping with yellow - creating a sort of green - but NOT using green!!  I attached the two paler strawberries directly to the card base and then adhered the sentiment strip over the top.  I finished the front by adhering the big red strawberry with dimensional tape and adding a birthday sentiment in the corner.  For the inside I simply made a mat layer in pink and on the white layer stamped a frame in grey and added another greeting in yellow.  This one is going in the post tomorrow!!

I had a brilliant morning at the Heirloom Stamp Show yesterday and came home with lots of lovely new goodies.  I got the new Distress Glitters and Pens - such wonderful colours.  I also got a number of lovely new stamps from Impression Obsession, Invoke Arts and Stamp a Mania.  I watched a demo by Cynthia at Stamp a Mania - she demoed the new Kaleidacolor ink collection - Denim.  Here's what she made for me -I'm going to use it on a card for Ben.

 Image created by Cynthia (Stamp a Mania)

As well as the show, I've been really fortunate to have a couple of my cards picked in two of my favourite challenges.  I got a CAS-ual Fridays Favourite award for my rainbow brick card - totally thrilled to get this award!  And yesterday evening I discovered that Michelle had picked my green feathers as a Dynamic Darling.  As you can imagine I was doing a happy dance last night :))  Thanks to everyone for the lovely comments too, very much appreciated.

That's all for now - catch up tomorrow!