Anniversary Card ~ Bo Bunny July Card Challenge ~ Handmade Flowers

I hope each of you is having a wonderful weekend with family and friends. Our daughter, Maria, had some girls over for a sleep-over, movie marathon. Her friend, Anna, will be leaving with her family for the mission field later this month, and won't be able to take the VCR and movie videos with her, so this was one last movie night for her for a while. They had such a lovely time, and the house is now quiet again. 

You know how much I enjoy making hand crafted flowers, so when I saw the card challenge at Bo Bunny this month to create a card with a hand crafted flower and wonderful Bo Bunny goodies, I had to join in. On the 24th of this month, Gary and I will be celebrating 30 wonderful years of marriage. Here is the card I have created to give him for this special anniversary. (No worries about him seeing this, he never looks at my blog. LOL) I also used the "plan" at Stampin' Sisters in Christ to use at least 1 circle/oval, 2 or more different papers, and 1 or more embellishments. 

Here is a close-up of the flower:

Techniques:

Flower ~ I used the Donna Salazar Grand Peony Die to cut the petals for this flower, dampened, scrunched, and pleated the petals, and when dry - spritzed with brown and blue mist, then rubbed soem blue ink on the ends fo the petals. I misted a scrap of cheese cloth with the same mists and scrunched it behind the flower. 

Leaves ~ I folded, molde, and inked leaves cut from the Donna Salazar Rose Creations die set. 

Sentiment ~ The oval piece in the Note Worthy pack was a bit too large so I trimmed it down and distressed lightly with my Prima Distress too. I added the Bo Bunny cardstock sticker and hand stitched the rays on he ends for some added texture and dimension. The heart embellished key from the Bo Bunny County Garden Trinkets was perfect for an anniversary card. 

Distressing ~ I used the Donna Salazar Distrezz-It-All to distrezz the straight edges before stitching. What a huge time saver and gorgeous distressing.

Stitching ~ I machine stitched around the edge of the card and hand stitched the rays at the ends of the sentiment.

Supplies Used

Paper:

Bo Bunny Weekend Market ~ Tapestry

Bo Bunny Weekend Market ~ Dot

Bazzill Card Stock

Embellishments:

Bo Bunny Trinkets ~ Country Garden

Bo Bunny icandy Jewels ~ Touch of Spice

Bo Bunny Note Worthy ~ Weekend Market

Bo Bunny Cardstock Stickers ~ Weekend Market, Priceless

Zva Pearl Flourish - Dark Blue

Fabric Scrap - My Stash

DMC Thread - #632

Cheese Cloth - My Stash

Technique Products:

Smooch Spritz ~ Log Cabin

Inkadinkado Spray Ink ~ Coffee, Royal Blue

Distress Ink ~ Weathered Wood, Chipped Sapphire, Vintage Photo

Donna Salazar, Spellbinder Grand Peony Die Set

Donna Salazar, Spellbinder Rose Creations Die Set

Tools:

Donna Salazar, Zutter Distrezz-It-All

Prima Invild Bolme ~ Distressing Tool

Fiskars Self-healing Craft Mat

Fiskars Craft Knife, 

EK Success Color Bee Scissors

Tonic Studios Piercing Tool

Bazzill In Stitchez ~ Foam Mat

Sizzix Big Shot

Sewing Machine

I have also entered this at:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #147 ~ Use at least 1 circle or oval element, at least 2 different papers, and at least one embellishment. Jeremiah 29:11~ "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." **

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #36 ~ Use an encouraging sentiment**

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~ Blessings ~