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Hey friends!!    The door was going to close soon on the SSS flickr challenge so I got to work this afternoon and made this card using two different SSS sets (Friendship Blooms and Spring Flowers).  I used the color combo for the new Card Concept challenge and I think my card fits into the freestyle collage category (?) and I used the new Freshly Made Sketch for the layout.  I watercolored my background using Salty Ocean distress ink and since I wanted to get the card done before tomorrow afternoon I speeded up the drying process by using my heat tool.  The flower was stamped in VersaMark watermark ink, white embossing powder applied and then heat set.  Once that was done I watercolored it using Picked Raspberry distress ink and once it was dry trimmed it out.  The stem was stamped using Mowed Lawn distress ink.  Because I decided that I wanted to add this to the new Simon Say Stamp Wednesday challenge (doing the polka) I tried in vain to find even a scrap of light pink polka dot patterned paper.  Given all the patterned paper I had I thought it would be easy, but... nope!  Then I remembered I could stamp my own polka dots...doh!!!  Stamped the dots using SU!'s Pink Pirouette ink and then trimmed off a strip.  I have had this paper doily border for ages and hardly used it.  It reminded me of the crochet trim in the inspiration photo so I cut off a piece, trimmed it down and adhered the to the strip of polka cardstock to create the second strip in the sketch.  I adhered that piece along with the flower using pop dots, stamped the sentiment and then added a few Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins. 

 

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Supplies:  Cardstock:  SSS fog, Ranger watercolor cardstock; Stamps: Simon Says Stamp and PTI; Dies:  A Jillian Vance Design; Sequins:  Pretty Pink Posh; Inks:  Ranger, Stampin Up!, VersaMark and Memento; Paper doily border