Loving Ourselves

 Hubby took me on a little mini road trip, so I'm posting from the road.  We arrived in Pennsylvania yesterday and this morning we are headed to North Carolina.  We're going to check out the Hiddenite Emerald Mine tomorrow, I'm super exited.  I really needed to get away and try to relax, my husband is just so thoughtful and good to me.  I'm a lucky girl.

So I'd like to enter the card below into the following challenges today:

Stencil Fun - AG/Optional Patterns

AllSorts #820 - AG/Optional Spring Flowers

As You Like It - Cute or Floral (and why)

So I think there's a time and place for both!  I normally go with cute, but I just love the beautiful floral look of this stencil and you can't always use a cute card! So today I'm picking floral because it lends a pretty, feminine flair to your creations.

Let's Craft & Create #218 - AG + Add Flowers

Color Hues #107

I first distressed a piece of watercolor paper with Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink, spritzed with water and let dry.  I then applied Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink through my Joined Roses stencil from A Colorful Life Designs (use code JennFan10 for 10% off your entire purchase at the store) - I embossed the roses with Ranger's Aqua Tinsel embossing powder - I like how the powder didn't stick to all of the roses, giving it additional dimension.  I stamped the sentiment on a piece of white cardstock, used a die cut to cut it out, and sprayed some Mica Spray Stains on it. I matted the whole thing on a piece of Taken with Teal cardstock from SU! Peace.