Sweet Friend Card - AHSC #588

Well here we are the last day of July.  Where did the month go?  Before it ends I decided to play along with this sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #588. 

HERE'S MY CARD: 

This was a difficult challenge for me, as I'm not a fan of cards with leaves.  I have extreme difficulty for some reason, attaching them so they look like they were meant to be in the focal.  As I'm trying to use up supplies on hand,  I decided to use some of the products from the Life is Sweet - June 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit.  I knew it had some leaves in the ephemera packs, and there was lots of paper left to work with.  

Supplies:

Stamp Set:

• Life is Sweet Artwork Photopolymer stamp from Paper Pumpkin kit

Cardstock:

• Pretty in Pink for the card base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic Black for the mat on front 5 1/4" x 4" 
• Whisper White scrap for the sentiment label 
• Designer Paper from Paper Pumpkin - Pink  3 3/4" x 5" 

The original cherry from the kit was rather dull looking so I used a blending brush to enhance the green leaves and the cherries.  I also coloured the vellum leaves with garden green ink and a blending brush.  Once I was satisfied with the leaves, I added them with glue dots to the back of the cherries to get the spacing right and then added dimensionals to pop the cherries up on the focal point.

I stamped the sweet friend sentiment onto one of the Whisper White pre-cut labels from the Paper Pumpkin kit and again popped this strip up with dimensionals across the base of the focal point.    The last thing I did with this was scatter some pink iridescent sequins and Nuvo Drops to the cherries to make them shine.   

Ink:

• Momento Black for sentiment "sweet friend" 
• Real Red to touch up the cherries 
• Garden Green and Mossy Meadow to touch up Vellum leaves
• Soft Suede blends for the cherry stems

Accessories:

• Dimensionals
• Tom Bow Glue and Adhesive Glue Dots 
• Painted Texture Embossing Folder for Pink DSP layer 
• Stitched 2 1/2 and 2 1/4" circle dies
• Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins Pink Iridescent x 5 #160387
• Pink Envelope

I won't lie, although the sketch challenge itself was simple, this card was a real challenge for me.  But, in the end I was satisfied with how it turned out.  What about you, do you struggle with adding ephemera to your cards?  I'd love to hear from you.

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