Lil' Girl Swinging

For my easel card I have used the gorgeous image Lil' Girl Swinging by Art House Designs available from Sweet Pea Stamps, the image is in digi format.

To begin with I coloured the image with Faber Castell Polychromos.

Next I cut my easel card shape with Spellbinders Grand Circles out of blue card and embossed the base section.  For the frame I have chosen to use, Round 2 by Joy Crafts, I first cut the die and then hand cut the middle section out leaving only the frame.  The removed section is going to be used for the inside of the card.

I made my butterfly using both the die cut and the embossing Spellbinders Les Papillions - 4.  I did not find the die embossed very well no matter what I tried so in the end I used Zig glue to pick up the areas that should have embossed and added white micro fine glitter.  The Happy Birthday text was cut with Spellbinders Sentiments 1 and this was placed on a the blue card cut with Sizzix - 657938.  This was then mounted with foam tape to the inside of the card.

Finally I finished off with White Lace Stickles and Blue Liquid Pearls.

A pretty simple card but I really did not want to over embellish as the image is so pretty and really deserves centre stage :)

Ingredients:-

• Image -  Lil' Girl Swinging by Art House Designs available from Sweet Pea Stamps, the image is in digi format
• Colouring Medium - Faber Castell Polychromos
• Dies - Spellbinders Grand Circles, Spellbinders Les Papillions - 4, Spellbinders Sentiments 1, Joy Crafts Round 2.
• From my Stash -  Stickles, Liquid Pearls, micro fine white glitter.

I am entering into the following challenges:-

• Allsorts W,3E  inspired by summer  
• Brown Sugar – W, E2 - No. 158 - Anything Goes
• Crafting-With-Friends - 2W, 3E - (W2 of 2) Anything Goes
• Fussy and Fancy - 2W - No.145 - (W1 of 2) - Lazy Summer Days
• QKR Stampede – W, 4E, SIO – No. 151 - Anything Goes
• Simply Create Too - 2W - No.91 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Simply Papercraft - 2W, E3 - No. 10 (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards - No. 118  - Always Anything Goes (Cards only)
• Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #107 Bright and Beautiful (Week 1 of 2 )
• Crafty Gals Corner -  W, E2 - #30  Let's Celebrate
• Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #74 Anything Goes/Summer Fun (Week 1 of 2)
• Deep Ocean Challenge 2W - #109 - Summer Fun (Week 2)
• Doodle Pantry  M,First Tuesday,1E,SIO - must use digital image -  Anything Digital Goes

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