Anniversary Card

Well I was able to spend some time in my room last night playing with paper, and I decided to participate in the Papertake Weekly Challenge. This is a first for me - so please be gentle ladies! My blogger friend Nancy was recently a guest designer, which is how I found this challenge!

The challenge this week is to find inspiration from this sketch:

And here is my card:

I really need to start filling my stash with some generic cards - so I am starting with this Anniversary card. I found this stamp on clearance some time ago, and this is the first time I have had a chance to use it. I had this beautiful K&Company, Amy Butler paper that I decided to pull out.

I was really at a loss for what to put at the bottom of the card (where the text was supposed to be). Fortunately I had some embroidery floss in the right colors, so I made a few little flowers. Don't look too closely at the orange one - I ran out of floss about 3 stitches from the end, so I had to improvise a little.


I finished off with this bow - secured with a button and some cord. Of course I just had to add some glass beads on the cord - I just love that little detail.

Thanks for Looking!

{Happy Anniversary Details}
Patterned cardstock: K&Company, Amy Butler
Oval and scalloped oval cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities
Misc: gems, satin ribbon, embroidery floss, buttons, hemp cord, glass beads