Proud of You

I made this for my daughter, the one who battled anorexia last year.  I'm not sure I tell her often enough how proud she makes me.  It took a lot of strength and bravery to help herself get better, and faith and trust in us to help light the way toward good health.

This card happens to be made in her favorite colors of lavender and light green, but it doesn't hurt that these are the CR84FN challenge colors this week, too.  ;)

The closest color I had to chartreuse is Kiwi Kiss, so I stamped my new Market Street Stamps background, Punched Tin, with it.

The circle panels (Basic Gray scalloped circle and text circle) were in one of those fab $1.00 Scrap Bags from my Stampin' Up! demo.  I stamped a flower from Inkadinkado's Floral Damask set in Lovely Lilac on the text.

On a Labels Eighteen die cut, I stamped Hero Arts Old French Script in Antique Linen Distress Ink and a sentiment from Verve's Dare To Be. 

The ribbon has a subtle tie-dye look.  At first, I tried to ink up this white seam binding by Wright's with a Lovely Lilac dye ink pad.  It looked splotchy, so I soaked it in water and Lovely Lilac re-inker.  Ah, much better!

Those flowers I added are a combo of el-cheapo blossoms from Michael's craft store, and a single stem of something I found on the floor there.  (shhh, don't tell)  I REALLY need some nicer looking flowers in my stash!  My supply is rather pitiful.  ;-)

Thanks for coming by today.  I appreciate your visit!

Colleen

Stamps:  Floral Damask - Inkadinkado; Dare to Be - Verve; Punched Tin - Market Street Stamps
Paper:  Basic Gray, text -SU; white - PTI
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko; Lovely Lilac, Kiwi Kiss - SU; Antique Linen Distress - Ranger
Other:  Big Shot; Labels Eighteen die - Spellbinders; flowers; white seam binding - Wright's