January Blues..and Purples!

...for this year's first Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge!

I know it's January, Christmas is well and truly over, little people are back to school, bigger ones are off to work, mummies breathe a sigh of relief and it's cold damp and grey.

I am on a countdown now to Spring, so I pulled out one of my favourite WMS sets, Afternoon Tea, and coloured a cheery cup full of Pansies!









I coloured the image with Staedtler Ergo Soft Pencils, and teamed it with an MFT die cut doily and a Nestabilities Blossom sparkly flower shaped mat.




The sentiment is also by WMS, from Eat Cake set, stamped onto some pretty spotty paper by Wild Rose Studios, as is the backing paper.




The seam binding strips and silky crush ribbon are from The Ribbon Reel, and the pale blue patterned paper between the seam binding strips is from Enchanted Garden by Craftwork Cards.



The petal point card base is also from Craftwork Cards, and the Blue Baker's twine is from The Ribbon Reel. I finished off the card with some of my favourite bling - Prima Say it in Crystals, they are the most sparkly gems I've come across, YUM!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge

Sweet Stampin' Challenge

CES Challenge

Birthday Sundaes


Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline