Life Is Beautiful

It's Monday again! I had this weekend off and was able to get a lot of planting done around the house, actually my mom's here now scoping out the yard! I was able to get a little crafting time in this morning, too and combined 3 challenges! I used Mojo Monday's sketch, The Shabby Tea Room's theme of a monochromatic color palette and the Ribbon Reel Challenge's "Strawberries & Cream" with a touch of ribbon/twine and a flower. Here's my card combining these 3 challenges:

Here's a view from the window sill:

Mojo's fabulous sketch:

The Shabby Tea Room's inspiration photo:

And the Ribbon Reel's Strawberries & Cream inspiration picture:

I had to make some adjustments to the border punch for it to fit my card, I just measured the repeat and was able to modify the shape to fit my card. I distressed all of the edges and added some crochet trim under the ribbon for a little texture.
Off to Michael's to dig around for some bargains, I'll let you know how I do! Have a great day!


Stamps: Fairy Tales (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Madeline dp (K & Co.), Very Vanilla (SU!)
Ink: Antique Linen & Walnut Stain distress inks (Ranger)
Accessories: Vintage Floral corner & border punch, seam binding & pearls (Martha Stewart), crochet lace trim, jute twine, daubers, dimensionals, sewing machine, flower (Prima)
Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"