Priscilla's Papercrafts: Petal Promenade Birthday

Oblige me for a second:
Happy Birthday, Aly!

My daughter is having a birthday, and I wanted to send her a very special card. She always sends me cards that make me cry - in a GOOD way! - and I wanted to take the time to make her a gorgeous card.

I'm not usually one for lots of flowers or mushy sentiments (although I LOVE them when they are sent to me!) but I wanted to create something beautiful. And I think I did!

Let's take a closer look:

I started with a base of Grapefruit Grove. This is a 5" x 5" square card, so I cut my cardstock 5" x 10" and folded it in half. Then I took a layer of Lovely Lipstick, measuring 4-7/8" x 4-7/8". In the center, I used the Layering Squares framelits to cut a square opening.

I took a piece of the gorgeous Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper, and cut a slightly larger square in the center. I also made another square of Grapefruit Grove using one of the scalloped square framelits, and cut out the center.

As I put the card together, I carefully placed a piece of Whisper White, on which I stamped my sentiment from Abstract Impressions using Lovely Lipstick ink. Then the Lovely Lipstick layer with the flowered DSP was added using Dimensionals, centered on the sentiment, and finally I added the scalloped square.

All this needed to dress it up was a few rhinestone jewels, which I colored with the Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends.

I was so happy with the way this card turned out, although it was not an easy card--getting those squares centered and layered perfectly was quite the chore; but in my opinion, definitely worth the effort! What do you think?

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