Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #4

Geesh I know it's April Fool's day today...I'm so lame I can never think of anything creative to do on April Fool's day besides telling people I'm pregnant when I'm not! If you did something crazy today or have done something crazy in the past tell me about..I'd love to have a good April Fool's joke for next year! :O)

Well, it's that time again....another Truly Scrumptious Challenge! Challenge #4 is called Flower Power. You have to use the sketch created by Mina (scroll down) and you have to add flowers....easy peasy! And Guess who our sponsor for Challenge #4 is......Whiff Of Joy!  WOJ has the most adorable stamps! I just LOVE them. 


Here are the complete details for my card today:

Paper is Imaginisce-"Fairest Of Them All"...I just love this paper! It's so cute and adorable!
I also used some CTMH Sweet Leaf cardstock
I colored Melinda in with my copics-I also sponged around the edge with some CTMH-Blush ink while the oval was still in the nestie, that way the recessed edge stayed white.  
I also decided to try out the technique where you use your stylus to emboss with the nesties. I was having trouble getting my sizzix to make a nice emboss with the tan mats....anyways, I used my empressor and it worked awesome.
Here is a picture of the empressor if you aren't sure what it is. :O)
 Journaling Genie Empressor        
The ribbon is SU!-certainly celery and I also used my SU! Ticket punch on the corners
I punched the flowers using my Marvy and EK Success punches
The brads and gems are Close To My Heart
I also added some stickles to Belinda's wings & hearts
The sentiment stamp is from Close To My Heart-"God Bless You"...stamped in CTMH Garden Green ink

Thanks for looking, make sure you head over to The Truly Scrumptious Blog to take our challenge.  Have a super Wednesday!

-Nicole M Bailey  
 


13 comments:

Beth said...

This is such a gorgeous card! I love these papers!! xx

Sharon said...

A gorgeous card Nicole. I agree with you, the Imaginisce papers are delicious!

Michele Roos said...

Gorgeous card Nicole. Love the image and the colouring is fabulous. Yummy papers also. Hugs Michele x

Riet said...

wowww Nicole,what a beautiful card,l love the image.

hugs Riet.x

Kelly Schelske said...

Gorgeosu Nicole!! Love that paper and the flowers are wonderful!!

Hugs, Kelly

Danita said...

Nicole, your card is gorgeous!!! I almost used that image too, it was a toss up!!! Love that paper you used too, soo pretty!!! Awesome job with this challenge!!!

Danita

Powerful Search Engine said...

Great sentiment and I love the papers hugs Pascale :)

Sandra said...

BEAUTIFUL!!

Tammi said...

Nicole this is so pretty! Nice arrangement of the flowers and wonderful job on the sketch! Enjoy Lost tonight!

Heather said...

Hi Nicole - gorgeous card - the papers and colours you chose are delicious. Fab coloured adorale Tilda.
Thanks for the couple of tips - sponging whilst card is still in nestie and using the empressor to get a good embossed edge. I shall be trying both these out.
hugs Heather xx

Simone said...

Such a lovely and romantic card!
Simone

Stacey said...

Loving these papers, you've rocked this sketch Nicole! ~♥~

Helen said...

Such a pretty card! Love the flowers and the Nestie embossing looks fab!
Helen x