Paper Sweeties March Inpsiration Challenge #29: Waiting for Spring

Morning, friends!  I promised to be back today with a Paper Sweeties-inspired creation to start the month out right, and I'm here now to deliver.

I started this card by creating the background with a trio of patterned papers and anchoring them, to the White, cardstock, card face, with silver-threaded, straight, machine stitches.  I then wrapped a length of Grape seam binding ribbon, horizontally, around two of their connections and tied it, in a double bow, near the right edge of the card face, before embellishing it with a bit of Pool Party ribbon, tied in a bow, as well as an ivory button, laced with white chord.

Everything was then topped with a couple of journaling cards, one of which was stamped, in Jet Black ink, with the "Happy Birthday" sentiment...

and a little, white envelope for tucking a gift card in for the recipient, before I added a dose of glitter to each little polka dot on the plum-colored, patterned paper.

The cake image was stamped, in Jet Black ink, on a White, cardstock die cut; colored in with pencils; and topped with both a handful of sequins and chipboard heart.  The heart was painted with acrylic paint, ink distressed, and given lots of sparkle with glitter.  A stamped, in Perfect Plum ink, on a White, cardstock die cut bloom, which was topped with more glitter for sparkle and flanked with a couple of leaves, which were stamped, in Jet Black ink, on White, cardstock die cuts and colored in with pencils, completes the look.

Here's Paper Sweeties' Inspiration Challenge #29: Waiting for Spring to get you started.

And the Paper Sweeties Design Team is super excited to have been asked to join Cupcake Inspirations in celebrating their 300th challenge by sponsoring and participating in their Challenge #300: Sparkle.  Thus, the reason for all the scrumptious glitter and sequins above.

This is just the first of a trio of Cupcake Inspiration challenges coming your way this week.  So, buckle up for the ride, and come join in all the fun, friends!

Thanks for peeking in!  Please be sure to stop by the Design Team's blogs to see how they've been inspired by this month's inspiration challenge, and have a truly amazing and fantastically memorable March!  XOXO

Cheryl Lea

Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Jill Norwood 
Jinny Newlin *special Guest Designer* (You're here!)
Julie Tucker-Wolek
Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett 
Lysa Rohrer
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Mynnette Kitchen
Nancy Penir 
Tammy Hobbs 

February Guest Designer:  Donna Baes

{Supplies & Tools}

Stamps: Party Time & Occasions (Paper Sweeties) Paper: White (Wplus9); white embossed (sei); plum polka dot (Jillibean Soup); aqua chevron (October Afternoon) Ink: Jet Black, Tea Dye, Antique Linen, & Pumice Stone (Ranger); Perfect Plum (SU!) Other: silver thread (Coats & Clark); sewing machine (Janome); Grape seam binding ribbon, Sweet{heart} Mix sequins, & Party Time die (Paper Sweeties); Dazzling Diamonds & Pool Party ribbon (SU!); button (The Ribbon Reel); journaling cards (American Crafts); white chord (Hobby Lobby); white envelope (Paper Studio); chipboard heart (Jenni Bowlin); Titanium White acrylic paint (FolkArt); foam tape (Scrapbook Adhesives)