CIC - Theme ....

..... Hello, good morning! This is the last of my scheduled posts. After a two week break, it's time for our new challenge at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge - CIC#365. This week we have a theme for you - FLOWERS. Our sponsor for this challenge is Winnie & Walter and the winner will receive a $25 Gift certificate from them. Here's my card:

Stamps: Winnie & Walter - The Big, The Bold & Friends, The Big, The Bold & Happy, In Bloom Addie's Garden
Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versafine - Onyx Black; Stampin' Up! - Crushed Curry
Dies: Winnie & Walter Cutaways - Hugs
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card - Crushed Curry, Wild Wasabi; Copics; Wink of Stella - Clear

I've made a very clean, simple and pretty birthday card for my mother-in-law. I can share it safely now, as her birthday was last Saturday 1st July and she has already seen the card. I stamped the tulips and leaves on some scrap white card, coloured them with Copic markers and then cut them out. I added sparkle to the flowers with a clear Wink of Stella brush - you can just about see the sparkle above. I used dimensional gel to adhere the flowers to the card. I die cut the word "hugs" three times - twice in yellow card and once in green, glued them together with the green slightly offset to give a shadow effect. I added clear Wink of Stella to the word. I finished the front by stamping "and kisses". On the inside I cut a mat layer of design paper and added a large birthday greeting along with an outline tulip in yellow.

Do visit our blog to see more from the team. That's all for now - see you again soon.