CropStop Challenge #23-Use 2 or more embossing folders

It's Thursday.....WOO HOO.......just 1 more day until TGIF!! I'm looking forward to this summer because my wonderful SIL (with 3 kids) is taking my little boy every Thursday & Friday so hubby and I can have some date nights. Isn't she wonderful?! I love that gal!! It's nice that we live so close because my son gets the opportunity to grow up knowing his cousins. My husband and I are both military brats so we didn't get to grow up with those close-knit ties to our extended family. It's something I've always wanted for my child and it is a true blessing since he is our one and only.

Thursday's also mean another new challenge at the CropStop Challenge Blog. For the month of June we are highlighting embossing folders (see post here). The challenge this week is to use two or more embossing folders. Don't forget, all challenges during the month of June will have an added plus with them! Use embossing on your project and you'll have the opportunity to win a Tim Holtz, personally autographed embossing folder each week that you enter! At the end of June, CropStop will put all of the month's entries into the pot and draw one random winner to receive a colossoal embossing folder prize!

For my card I used the oh-so-cute Sweet Tilda. I don't usually use orange (not one of my fave colors), but I had this image colored up and decided to just go with it. I really like how it turned out. I think the white and orange together looks clean and simple. You can see my card recipe below. The orange Recollection Pearls came from my sweet, awesome friend Chris!! We met through the Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group and have become great friends. We've been swapping stuff across states which is so much fun! I love that gal!!

The two embossing folders I used were Swiss Dots (on the white cardstock) and Perfect Paisley (on the orange panel). To bring out the embossing on the orange, I sponged some CTMH white ink over the top. The Fiskars sentiment is stamped with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink. I then used one of the dies from Spellbinders Floral Doily Motifs to make the white frame for the sentiment.

Here's a closeup of Sweet Tilda. I used Copics and Chalk to color her. Unfortunately, I don't remember the exact Copic colors I used since I colored her up a few months ago. I do know that I used YR02 for the orange and then shaded with a darker orange chalk. I used Stardust Stickles on her hair bows and the white areas of her dress and socks. I covered her shoes with Glossy Accents to give them that patent leather shine.

Here's a side view. Sweet Tilda and the sentiment are raised up on popdots. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the roses are from Recollections. The white, sheer ruffle edge ribbon is from CropStop.

Here are the challenges I'm entering my card in:

The Official Magnolia Inspiration Challenge Blog-Birthday
The Shabby Tea Room-Embossing
Papertake Weekly-Anything Goes

CARD RECIPE

Stamps: Magnolia Sweet Tilda / Sentiment: Fiskars Wishes All Around
Ink/Coloring Medium: Memento Tuxedo Black/Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink/Copics/Chalk
Paper: Recollections White Cardstock/Orange Cardstock (my stash)/Striped dp (My Mind's Eye Just Dreamy)
Tools: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots/ Cuttlebug Perfect Paisley/Spellbinders Nestabilites Floral Doily Motifs/Bow Easy
Embellishments: Recollection Pearls/WOC Flowers/Recollection Roses/CropStop White Sheer Ruffle Edge Ribbon/Stardust Stickles/Glossy Accents

I hope you enjoyed my card! Don't forget to join in our challenges for some awesome prizes.

Hugs,
Rosie