EXCITING news . . . My Besties Aussie's style

I have some EXCITING NEWS!

I am thrilled to announce that I am Guest Designer this month at the

My Besties Aussie's Challenge Blog

The theme for the September 2017 Challenge is Spring + Flowers

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Today I had the pleasure of colouring and creating with the super cute Sherri Baldy's My Besties image img830 to make a cheery card.

I sized the image on my Silhouette Cameo to fit inside an oval, surrounded by a pretty scalloped layer.  I printed the image on X-Press It Blending card, heat set, cut the oval image panel with my Cameo and coloured with Copic markers.  Then I decided that I needed even more flowers, so I printed the image again, several times, in different sizes to give a variety of sizes of each flower.  I coloured each flower, fussy cut then went around the edges with a black ink marker.

I used my Cameo to cut a black oval layer, slightly larger than the image panel, then a green scalloped layer to frame them both.  I matted a card base with green textured cardstock, black textured cardstock then pretty leafy patterned paper, topped off with the image panel layers.  I used liquid adhesive to adhere all the layers securely in place.

I die cut a variety of leaves and flourishes in green and black textured cardstock, layered them together, slightly offset for shadowy dimension, then adhered them in place around the image panel.  Next came the fun of layering the fussy cut flowers.  I fiddled around with the flowers until I was happy with their placement then took a bundle of black foam dots, adhering them under each flower, some had a single foam dot, others had two layered together, others had three, so the flowers sat at different heights when clustered together.

What do you think?

Does img830 say "Spring + flowers" to you?

Here are another couple of pics ...

NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative with your

My Besties images and make a project to enter the

My Besties Aussie's Challenge Blog

September Challenge #9

Spring + Flowers

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Sherri Baldy My Besties - digital stamp - img830

X-Press It A4 Blending Card
Copic markers - skin - E0000-000-00-11 + R01

Copic markers - lips - R01-22
Copic markers - eyeshadow - B91
Copic markers - clothes - B91-93-95 
Copic markers - barrel - E31-33-37-47 + C1-3-5-7
Copic markers - flower petals - Y11-15-19-38
Copic markers - flower centres - Y38 + YR23-24-27 + E37
Copic markers - leaves - YG03-25-67
Fiskars Micro Tip Scissors
Memento Tuxedo Black Dual Tip Marker
American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock 100 sheet pack - black + green

Kaisercraft - 12x12 patterned paper - True Love Collection - My Precious
Silhouette Cameo
Silhouette Design Store - Design ID #57893
Nested Ovals With Large Scallops Nested by Stinkin Cute Paper Piecings
Sizzix Big Shot
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - Foliage
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - Vines
foam dots
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the leafy flourishes

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Sending a big Thank You to Rose for inviting me to be Guest Designer.
I hope that I have inspired you to get creative with your
My Besties images and make a project to enter the
My Besties Aussie's Challenge Blog
September Challenge #9 - Spring + Flowers

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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A Perfect Time To Craft - 1st September 2017 - Open Challenge #9 Crafty Catz - Challenge #382 - Anything Goes option Ladies Day, use Lady Image
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk 34 - Anything Goes
Koala T Crafts - August Challenge - Turquoise or Yellow or Balloons
Morgan's ArtWorld - Challenge #17 - Anything Goes
My Besties 3D and More - Challenge #9 - September 2017 - Anything Goes with a Bestie

My Besties Art Spain - Challenge #16 - Anything Goes + My Besties Stamp

+ option "Use A Photo Of Your Child"

My Besties Brazil - Challenge #26 - Yellow is the Color of Joy, Make a Duo With Yellow - my card is yellow and green

My Besties Dutch Girls - Challenge Anything Goes Option Butterflies

My Besties France - Challenge #66 - Anything Goes

My Besties {Germany} Deutschland - Challenge #44 - Anything Goes with My Besties

My Besties Spanish Challenge Blog - Challenge #38 - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards Challenge Blog - Challenge #47 - Anything Goes
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - PIP Challenge #1735 - Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk34 - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Challenge #124 - Anything Goes
SheepSki Designs Challenges - Challenge #5 - Flower Power

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog - Challenge #39 - Anything Goes option Girly