Sunshine & Blue Skies

I've been on a yellow kick lately for birthdays.  And I like mixing the yellow with pale blue / aqua. Winter birthdays can be so blah, I guess I want to send some sunshine and blue skies in the color palette!

Some Details:

• The beautiful folk art flower is stamped on pale yellow cardstock and embossed in opaque white. To help the white image stand out a bit, I added shadows with yellow marker around areas of the design.  The edges of the cardstock were scalloped and shaded with Wild Honey Distress Ink. I also used Wild Honey DI to lightly shade around the embossed image.  

• White Glaze pen was used to add dots and faux stitching. I originally had a white button at the center of the bow, but then found this aqua brad from The Girl's Paperie and loved how it added another touch of the aqua, so I made the switch.

Challenges:

Cheerful Stamp Pad: #36 - Happy Birthday

Supplies:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink ‘Aqua Mist’; Stampin’ Up! ‘So Saffron’, ‘Ultrasmooth White’
Pattern Paper: Cosmo Cricket ‘Circa 1934’
Stamps: My Mind’s Eye Stella and Rose Hattie ‘Remember’, Hazel ‘Memories’; SU! ‘Warmest Regards’
Inks: VersaMark; StazOn ‘Timber Brown’; SU! craft ‘More Mustard’; Distress Ink ‘Wild Honey’; Martha Stewart craft marker ‘Daffodil’; Glaze pen ‘White’
Embellishments: Zing embossing powder ‘White’; paper doily; Hug Snug seam binding ‘Ivory’; PTI rustic button twine; pearls; Hobby Lobby trim ‘Mint’; The Girl’s Paperie brad
Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig; Wondertape; Glue Dots; foam tape; foam ink blending tool; scallop scissors