Card Patterns Sketch 153 - Pink Roses Collage

Hey did you hear the fantastic news?  I'm guest designer this week for the Card Patterns Weekly Sketch Blog.  This week's sketch looks a little complicated at first glance, but once you get started it's a lot of fun.  To keep my squares clean and simple I used two square hole punches.  The top layer is 1" and the bottom layer is 1.25".  You can take this sketch alot of different ways and I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!  You can get all the details here:  http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/

I decided to use the grid pattern and make a collage of little Victorian images of cupid, butterflies, flowers and fairies from patterned paper from Pink Paislee.  To keep with this dreamy theme I rolled some roses using the Spellbinders Spiral Blossom One die.  For the large flower I cut the die out three times in cream paper, inked up the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar and rolled , and rolled and rolled.  I started rolling with a quilling tool to keep the center nice and tight.  I hot glued the bottom - last petal  to hold everything in place and sprinkled Martha Stewart coarse glitter down the centers for a little sparkle.  For the smaller rolled rose I used the same die, cut out twice, and distressed in Tattered Rose.  I cut the leaves out of patterned paper and distressed with Vintage Photo.

 I die cut the butterflies using Spellbinders Fanciful Flight and Butterflies Two.  I double cut them and layered them so the wings are open.  I distressed them with Broken China and added some pearls to their centers.  You know I can't pass on the bling! 

This is my finished card - I lot of fun making it and love all the little details,  I might just frame this one in a shadow box for my scrap room!! 

Thanks for having a look!  I appreciate your kindness and encouragement my friends.

Jeanne

Supplies used:  Finished Size 5" x 7"
Patterned Paper:  Pink Paislee Butterfly Collection:  Nature Sanctuary, Dragonflies, Botanical Gardens
Dies:  Spellbinders Spiral Blossom One, Butterflies Foliage, Fanciful Flight
Ink:  Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Broken China, Spun Sugar, Vintage Photo, Tattered Rose, Tea Die
Hug Snug Rose Petal, Baby Pink Seam Binding
Pearl Rhinestone Crown Pick David Tutera
Square Punches EK Success
Button:  Papertrey Ink 
Others:  Ink, Pearls, Pin