Verve April Diva Dare

So last month I attempted to play along with the Verve Diva Dare and managed to get my dates mixed up so I wasn't able to get my card linked up in time.  Not this month!  And, since it's Anything Goes week at Simon Says Stamp, I get to link up over there too.

This month the dare is to combine the styles of Marisa and Charmaine with a "Bright Blooms and Butterflies" theme.

I'm not sure if I quite nailed the bright blooms part.  I realized that I only actually have one flower image from Verve (from the Wonderfully Made set), which I had used on my last card so I wanted to mix things up a bit.  I still used the flower, but just the very center portion.  I stamped it several times and then fussy cut the centers out, layering them on top of some fancy black trim from Hydrangea Hippo.  I had a bit of fun creating the curved edge too.

The sentiment and butterflies are from the Blue Skies set.  I used a blending pen to add just a bit of color to the butterflies as well as the center of the flowers.

I'm SO happy it's the weekend!  You might have noticed that until yesterday I hadn't posted in about a week....I think that's the longest layoff I've had since I started blogging!  Combination of illnesses, and working on submissions/DT projects, but hopefully we are back to normal here!

Hope your weekend is going well too!

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock:  Jillibean Soup - Country Pumpkin Chowder paper; Basic Grey - Paper Cottage 6x6 Pad; CTMH - Colonial White and Black cardstock
Stamps:  Verve - Blue Skies and Wonderfully Made sets
Ink:  CTMH - Black and Hollyhock
Other:  Black trim - Hydrangea Hippo; CTMH - Blending Pen; Helmar - Quick Dry 450; Tombow - Mono Adhesive; Sewing Machine